Photovoltaics Literature Survey (No. 202)

In order to help readers stay up-to-date in the field, each issue of Progress in Photovoltaics will contain a list of recently published journal articles that are most relevant to its aims and scope. This list is drawn from an extremely wide range of journals, including IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Renewable Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Applied Physics, and Applied Physics Letters. To assist readers, the list is separated into broad categories, but please note that these classifications are by no means strict. Also note that inclusion in the list is not an endorsement of a paper's quality. If you have any suggestions please email Ziv Hameiri at [email protected]. Wei YM, Liu LC, Kang JN, et al. Navigating Energy Transition Solutions for Climate Targets With Minerals Constraint. Nature Climate Change 2025; 15(8): 833–841. Cui C, Lonergan KE, Sansavini G. Policy-Driven Transformation of Global Solar PV Supply Chains and Resulting Impacts. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 6742. Faisst J, List M, Baretzky C, et al. Implied Voltage and Current Characterization in Organic Solar Cells Using Transient Photoluminescence. Advanced Energy Materials 2025; 15(31): 2501348. Jha A, Rawat Y, Vyas S. Advancing Automatic Photovoltaic Defect Detection Using Semi-Supervised Semantic Segmentation of Electroluminescence Images. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 2025; 160: 111790. Byford BK, Boucheron LE, King BH, et al. Advanced Photovoltaic Module Characterization: Using Image Transformers for Current–Voltage Curve Prediction From Electroluminescence Images. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 2025; 15(4): 557–565. Harder N-P, Garcia José C. Apparent Intensity Dependence of Shunts in PV Modules Revision of the Shunt Parameterization in the De Soto Model and PVsyst. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2025; 33(10): 1035–1045. Zhu Y, Chin Robert L, Mussakhanuly N, et al. Dynamic Calibration of Injection-Dependent Carrier Lifetime From Time-Resolved Photoluminescence of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Semiconductors. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2025; 33(9): 980–988. Simmonds M, Xu K, Albrecht S, et al. Monitoring Charge Separation Of Individual Cells in Perovskite/Silicon Tandems via Transient Surface Photovoltage Spectroscopy. Solar RRL 2025; 9(15): 2500321. Hirpara D, Zala P, Bhaisare M, et al. Investigation of the Dependence of Fill Factor and Efficiency on Gallium-Doped Silicon Wafer Characteristics Using Unsupervised Learning. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence 2025; 159: 111598. Ito Y, Tu HTC, Ohdaira K. Passivation Quality and Contact Resistance of Tunnel Nitride Passivated Contacts With Various Silicon Nitride Compositions. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 2025; 64(7): 07SP08. Nagaya N, Lee K, Perkinson CF, et al. Exciton Fission Enhanced Silicon Solar Cell. Joule 2025; 9(7): 101965. Haug F-J, Morisset A, Lehmann M, et al. Impact of Rapid Thermal Processing on Bulk Lifetime and Surface Recombination Velocity of Crystalline Silicon With Passivating Tunnel Oxide Contacts. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2025; 33(9): 954–961. Michel JI, Le AHT, Yan D, et al. Electron Contact Interlayers for Low-Temperature Processed Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2025; 33(9): 927–934. Son JG, Ameen S, Roe J, et al. Exceeding 2.2 V Open-Circuit Voltage in Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells via Multi-Functional Hole-Selective Layer. Advanced Energy Materials 2025; 15(28): 2404092. Zhang YX, Zhu YQ, Sun JS, et al. Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposited Perovskite Enables All Vacuum-Processed Monolithic Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials 2025; 15(27): 2405377. Li C, Chen Y, Li YH, et al. Achieving 32% Efficiency in Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells With Bidentate-Anchored Superwetting Self-Assembled Molecular Layers. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2025; 64(23): e202502730. Geng C, Zhang KX, Jiang JW, et al. Two-Terminal Perovskite/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Tandems With Conformal Coatings Based on Commercial Bottom Cells With >26% Efficiency. Energy and Environmental Science 2025; 18(19): 8907–8917. Wei JN, Huang T, Peng WJ, et al. An Efficient ALD- and Noble Metal-Free Charge Recombination Architecture for Monolithic All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2025; 13(33): 27101–27106. Bai Y, Meng YY, Yang M, et al. Lattice Stabilization and Strain Homogenization in Sn-Pb Bottom Subcells Enable Stable All-Perovskite Tandems Solar Cells. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 7344. Lian XX, Jin MJ, Dai WDR, et al. A Supramolecular Approach to Improve the Performance and Operational Stability of All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 7173. Yang D, Fahadi B, Jia X, et al. Amphoteric Coplanar Conjugated Molecules Enabling Efficient and Stable Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 7745. Liu XP, Zhang YT, Fu SP, et al. In-Depth Investigation of Morphology Evolution in Highly Efficient Pseudo-Planar Heterojunction All-Polymer Organic Photovoltaics. Advanced Functional Materials 2025; 35(33): 2500975. Zheng B, Ma XL, Yue YC, et al. Improving the Performance of Ternary Organic Solar Cells via Optimizing Molecular Orientation and 3D Charge Transport. Advanced Functional Materials 2025; 35(33): 2500148. Duan XP, Song JL, Zhang JJ, et al. Green Solvent-Processed Organic Solar Cells Approaching 20.4% Efficiency via Active Layer Pre-Solidification. Advanced Materials 2025; 37(33): 2503510. Yang H, Zhang WJ, Li XX, et al. Hybrid Cathode Interlayer Engineering Enables Over 20% Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2025; 64(34): e202507294. Jin H, Zhang DD, Chu RN, et al. Understanding the Effect of Vanadium Pentoxide on Upscaling and Stability of Graphene Transparent Conductive Electrode-Based Organic Solar Cells. Carbon 2025; 244: 120643. Chen HA, Deng M, Li CJ, et al. Balanced Distribution of Donors and Acceptors Enabled by Volatile Isomerization Additives for 20.81% Efficiency Layer-By-Layer Polymer Solar Cells. Energy and Environmental Science 2025; 18(17): 8327–8338. Dong JW, Li YF, Liao CT, et al. Dielectric Constant Engineering of Nonfullerene Acceptors Enables a Record Fill Factor of 83.58% and a High Efficiency of 20.80% in Organic Solar Cells. Energy and Environmental Science 2025; 18(10): 4982–4995. Badawy SA, Abdel-Latif E, Etman HA, et al. Revolutionizing Tandem Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells With Tailored Porphyrin-Based Sensitizers: Design and Functional Insights. Electrochimica Acta 2025; 535: 146700. Maddah HA, Berry V, Behura SK. Optimal Design of Spin-Coated Layers of TiO2 for Maximum Open-Circuit Voltage in Anthocyanin-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Energy Conversion and Management 2025; 346: 120478. Gao S, Fan X, Wang JZ, et al. Over 26% and 24%-Efficiency Rigid and Flexible Perovskite Photovoltaics Through Enhanced Crystallinity and Alleviated Residual Strains. Acs Nano 2025; 19(31): 28888–28899. Bai DL, Wang HX, Yang SA, et al. Formamidinium In Situ Assistance for Buried Interfaces in Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials 2025; 15(31): 2501206. Wu GX, Wang JC, Fang XZ, et al. Two-Step Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells With >25% Efficiency Fabricated in Ambient Air. Advanced Energy Materials 2025; 15(27): 2500830. Ansari F, Zheng LK, Pfeifer L, et al. Dopamine Dopes the Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials 2025; 37(33): 2501075. Li L, Xu JJ, Fang L, et al. Active Passivation Charge Transport in n-i-p Perovskite Solar Cells Approaching 26% Efficiency. Advanced Materials 2025; 37(33): 2503903. Zhang Y, Liu YJ, Zhao ZH, et al. Reduction of Nonradiative Recombination at Perovskite/C60 Interface in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Advanced Materials 2025; 37(14): 2500501. Qi Y, Xu WJ, Lou YH, et al. Recent Progress in Indoor Photovoltaics Based on All-Inorganic Perovskites. Applied Physics Letters 2025; 127(4): 040502. Guo YX, Yao F, Zhang YC, et al. A Universal Surface Fixed Charge Reconstruction Strategy to Minimize Contact Loss in Wide Bandgap Perovskite Photovoltaics. Energy and Environmental Science 2025; 18(10): 4916–4924. Liu XA, Zhang JH, Wang bc, et al. Perovskite Solar Modules With High Efficiency Exceeding 20%: From Laboratory to Industrial Community. Joule 2025; 9(9): 102056. Sánchez-Alonso S, Pfeifer L, Vaccarelli O, et al. TEMPO Bulk Passivation Boosts the Performance and Operational Stability of Rapid-Annealed FAPI Perovskite Solar Cells. Joule 2025; 9(7): 101972. He SN, Li MJ, Ding JK, et al. Multisite Anchoring Strategy of Rationally Designed Molecular Passivator for Achieving Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Nano Letters 2025; 25(38): 14195–14203. Zhang PZ, Stippell E, Chen YH, et al. Atomistic Mechanism of Defect Self-Passivation in Metal Halide Perovskites. Nano Letters 2025; 25(38): 14140–14146. Ding JK, Liao YX, Liu H, et al. Stabilizing Buried Interface by Bilateral Bond Strength Equilibrium Strategy Toward Efficient Perovskite Photovoltaics. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 8407. Nie RM, Dai YM, Wang RQ, et al. Enhanced Stability and Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells via Mixed-Metal Chalcohalide-Alloyed Formamidinium Lead Iodide. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 7343. Nie RM, Zhang PK, Gao JX, et al. Enhanced Coordination Interaction With Multi-Site Binding Ligands for Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 6438. Yeddu V, Almasabi K, Xu YF, et al. In-Situ Self-Assembly of Hole Transport Monolayer During Crystallization for Efficient Single-Crystal Perovskite Solar Cells. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 7245. Wu L, Hu S, Yang F, et al. Resilience Pathways for Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics Under Temperature Cycling. Nature Reviews Materials 2025; 10(7): 536–549. Wu WP, Gao H, Jia LB, et al. Stable and Uniform Self-Assembled Organic Diradical Molecules for Perovskite Photovoltaics. Science 2025; 389(6756): 195–199. Pi BX, Qiao Y, Huang CY, et al. Asymmetric Non-Fullerene Acceptors With Different Halogen Terminal Groups for Effective Passivation in Highly Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells. Small 2025; 21(32): 2504515. Chi JJ, Wei H, Chu LL, et al. Phase Evolution Regulation of CZTSSe Absorbers via a ZnO Blocking Layer Enables 14.45% Efficient Kesterite Solar Cells With Low VOC Deficit. Energy and Environmental Science 2025; 18(17): 8366–8381. Lou LC, Wang JL, Li Y, et al. Multi-Interface Engineering for All-Solution-Processed Kesterite Solar Cells. Joule 2025; 9(9): 102091. Gobbo C, Gong YC, Jimenez-Arguijo A, et al. Strategies for Back Contact Engineering in High-Performance Flexible Kesterite Solar Cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2025; 13(31): 25498–25508. Li YF, Sun QZ, Xie WH, et al. Study on the Crystallization Kinetics Variation Induced by Disparate Liquid System: Leading to Efficient Carrier Transportation of Flexible CZTSSe Solar Cells. Nano Research 2025; 18(10): 94907666. Hadke SS, Su ZH, Meng QB, et al. Understanding Efficiency Losses From Radiative and Nonradiative Recombination in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells. Nature Communications 2025; 16(1): 8240. Kuciauskas D, Nardone M, Scajev P, et al. 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