Conferences
8–11 April 2019, Leuven, Belgium
SiliconPV 2019 - 9th International Conference on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics
The 9th edition of SiliconPV will be hosted by imec. It will be the key event for sharing and understanding cutting-edge developments and upcoming trends in Silicon Photovoltaics. It focuses on science and advanced technologies along the value chain of crystalline silicon cells and modules.
It covers short-, mid- and long-term issues including:
- Processing and characterization of Si materials, wafers, multi- and mono-crystalline silicon including defect passivation and gettering
- Advanced solar cell architectures and technologies
- Solar cells based on selective contacts and novel device architectures
- Next generation multi-junction crystalline silicon based tandem solar cells
- Advanced materials and technologies for PV-modules including, novel interconnection and encapsulation technologies
- Characterization techniques and modelling
Scientific Topics
- Silicon material and defect engineering
- Wafering technologies
- Junction formation
- Cleaning, etching, surface morphology and surface passivation
- Carrier selective contacts and contact formation
- Advanced light management
- Advanced characterization and simulation
- Process integration and low-cost manufacturing
- Si-based tandem cells, new materials and novel approaches
- Module processing and materials
- Module reliability and production yield
- High and record efficiency devices
- Review papers
