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Materials Science
Germany
2022

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  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Stefan W. Glunz is affiliated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering with a significant emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering. Glunz's work extends into materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as polymers and plastics.

The main topics addressed in their research include silicon and solar cell technologies, perovskite materials and applications, solar cell performance optimization, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, thin-film transistor technologies, semiconductor materials and interfaces, and quantum dots synthesis and properties.

Glunz has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, publishing frequently in the following venues:

  • Solar RRL
  • Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft)
  • IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Recent papers by Glunz cover a range of topics related to photovoltaic technology and solar cells. Notable publications include:

  • "The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap," 2020, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
  • "Design rules for high-efficiency both-sides-contacted silicon solar cells with balanced charge carrier transport and recombination losses," 2021, Nature Energy
  • "Passivating contacts and tandem concepts: Approaches for the highest silicon-based solar cell efficiencies," 2020, Applied Physics Reviews
  • "Reassessment of the intrinsic bulk recombination in crystalline silicon," 2021, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • "25.1% High-Efficiency Monolithic Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cell with a High Bandgap Perovskite Absorber," 2020, Solar RRL

Frequent collaborators of Glunz include Martin Bivour, Martin C. Schubert, Patricia S. C. Schulze, Martin Hermle, and Christoph Messmer, reflecting ongoing partnerships in advancing photovoltaic research.

Best Publications

  • Reassessment of the Limiting Efficiency for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

    Armin Richter;Martin Hermle;Stefan W. Glunz

  • Improved quantitative description of Auger recombination in crystalline silicon

    Armin Richter;Stefan W. Glunz;Florian Werner;Jan Schmidt

  • Passivated rear contacts for high-efficiency n-type Si solar cells providing high interface passivation quality and excellent transport characteristics

    Frank Feldmann;Martin Bivour;Christian Reichel;Martin Hermle

  • n-Type Si solar cells with passivating electron contact: Identifying sources for efficiency limitations by wafer thickness and resistivity variation

    Armin Richter;Jan Benick;Frank Feldmann;Frank Feldmann;Andreas Fell

  • A review and comparison of different methods to determine the series resistance of solar cells

    D. Pysch;A. Mette;S.W. Glunz

  • Impact of illumination level and oxide parameters on Shockley–Read–Hall recombination at the Si‐SiO2 interface

    Armin G. Aberle;Stefan Glunz;Wilhelm Warta

  • High efficiency n-type Si solar cells on Al2O3-passivated boron emitters

    Jan Benick;Bram Hoex;M. C. M. van de Sanden;W. M. M. Kessels

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy

    Nancy M. Haegel;Harry Atwater;Teresa Barnes;Christian Breyer

  • Laser‐fired rear contacts for crystalline silicon solar cells

    E. Schneiderlöchner;R. Preu;R. Lüdemann;S. W. Glunz

  • Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Trajectories and challenges

    Nancy M. Haegel;Robert Margolis;Tonio Buonassisi;David Feldman

  • Minority carrier lifetime degradation in boron-doped Czochralski silicon

    S. W. Glunz;S. Rein;J. Y. Lee;W. Warta

  • Diffusion lengths of silicon solar cells from luminescence images

    P. Würfel;T. Trupke;T. Puzzer;E. Schäffer

  • The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap

    Gregory M Wilson;Mowafak Al-Jassim;Wyatt K Metzger;Stefan W Glunz;Stefan W Glunz

  • Design rules for high-efficiency both-sides-contacted silicon solar cells with balanced charge carrier transport and recombination losses

    Armin Richter;Ralph Müller;Jan Benick;Frank Feldmann

  • Tunnel oxide passivated contacts as an alternative to partial rear contacts

    Frank Feldmann;Martin Bivour;Christian Reichel;Heiko Steinkemper

  • UV Degradation and Recovery of Perovskite Solar Cells

    Sang Won Lee;Seongtak Kim;Soohyun Bae;Kyungjin Cho

  • Field-effect passivation of the SiO2Si interface

    S. W. Glunz;D. Biro;S. Rein;W. Warta

  • SHORT COMMUNICATION: ACCELERATED PUBLICATION: Multicrystalline silicon solar cells exceeding 20% efficiency

    O. Schultz;S. W. Glunz;G. P. Willeke

  • III–V-on-silicon solar cells reaching 33% photoconversion efficiency in two-terminal configuration

    Romain Cariou;Romain Cariou;Jan Benick;Frank Feldmann;Frank Feldmann;Oliver Höhn

  • Enhancement of silicon solar cell efficiency by upconversion: Optical and electrical characterization

    S. Fischer;J. C. Goldschmidt;P. Löper;G. H. Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Benick
Jan Benick Fraunhofer Society
Wilhelm Warta
Wilhelm Warta Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Armin Richter
Armin Richter Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Jan Christoph Goldschmidt
Jan Christoph Goldschmidt Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Martin C. Schubert
Martin C. Schubert Fraunhofer Society
Frank Dimroth
Frank Dimroth Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Andreas W. Bett
Andreas W. Bett Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Uli Würfel
Uli Würfel Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
Andres Cuevas
Andres Cuevas Australian National University
Armin G. Aberle
Armin G. Aberle National University of Singapore

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