Scientists in Saudi Arabia have published research into alternatives to silicon for producing heterojunction solar cells. The researchers from the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced that they had developed a new method of making silicon-based heterojunctions. The lateral process they developed produced devices with conversion ratios greater than equivalent devices when exposed to simulated sunlight.
Scientists in Saudi Arabia have published research into alternatives to silicon for producing heterojunction solar cells. The team from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has been investigating ways to avoid using vertical stacking configurations, which are complex to produce and risk contamination and defects. The lateral process they developed produced devices with conversion ratios greater than equivalent devices when exposed to simulated sunlight.