A team of EPFL and CSEM researchers in Neuchâtel has featured in Nature Energy with an astonishing new method for the creation of crystalline solar cells. These cells have electrical contacts at the back, which removes all shadowing at the front. Thanks to this new inexpensive approach, the fabrication process is greatly simplified, with efficiencies in the laboratory already surpassing 23%. In the quest for more efficient crystalline silicon solar cells with low manufacturing costs, one of the most promising approaches is to bring all electrical contacts to the back of the device. This removes all shadowing at the front, increasing the current and the efficiency. This approach generally requires several delicate processing steps. Well-defined narrow negative and positive contact lines need to be created, which will then collect the electrons (negative charges) and holes (positive charges).
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