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Papers

(The median citation count of IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Table of Contents	99
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	79
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Intelligent Sensor Systems for the IEEE Journal of Electron Devices	69
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	61
Efficient Slot-Die-Processed Perovskite Solar Cells With 3-Allyloxy-1, 2-Propanediol Additive	58
Simulations of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Bifacial Photovoltaic Mosaic Devices Containing Four Different Organic Luminophores	57
Cell-Level PV Module Temperature Estimation Method	48
Development of Novel Model for the Assessment of Dust Accumulation on Solar PV Modules	45
ResAG-UNet: A Novel Residual Attention Gated UNet for Cloud Segmentation in Sky Image	45
Top-Performing Photovoltaic Cells Compared to the Shockley–Queisser Limit	44
An Investigation on the Pollen-Induced Soiling Losses in Utility-Scale PV Plants	35
Design and Real-Time Implementation of Cascaded Model Reference Adaptive Controllers for a Three-Phase Grid-Connected PV System	32
Interlaboratory Comparison of Solar Cell Measurements Under Low Indoor Lighting Conditions	30
Daily Performance Changes in Metal Halide Perovskite PV Modules	30
Ellipsoidal Optical Cavities for Enhanced Thermophotovoltaics	30
Voltage-Matched All-Perovskite Double- and Triple-Junction Solar Modules for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics	28
Techno Economic Modeling for Agrivoltaics: Can Agrivoltaics Be More Profitable Than Ground Mounted PV?	28
Rapid Thermal Annealing Effects on Passivation Quality of p-TOPCon Silicon Solar Cells	27
Delta-Doping for Enhanced III-V Tunnel Junction Performance	27
Novel Quantitative Electroluminescence Method for Detailed Performance Analysis of PID-s Affected Crystalline Silicon PV Module	27
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Enhancing Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Using the LGB Model and Synthetic Features	25
Dielectrics for 2D electronics	25
DUET: A Novel Energy Yield Model With 3-D Shading for Bifacial Photovoltaic Systems	25
Moisture Ingress and Distribution in Bifacial Silicon Photovoltaics	24

Hail Damage Investigation in Heterojunction Silicon Photovoltaic Modules: A Real-World Case Study	24
Research on the Industrial Mass Production Route of N-Type Passivated Contact Silicon Solar Cells With Over 23% Efficiency	23
Electric Field and Its Effect on Hot Carriers in InGaAs Valley Photovoltaic Devices	22
Inline-Feasible Contrast Separation in Luminescence Imaging for Silicon Solar Cells	22
Impact of Depth-Wise Inhomogeneous Iron Distributions on the Accuracy of Lifetime-Based Interstitial Iron Measurements on Silicon Wafers	22
In Situ Annealing of Boron-Doped Amorphous Silicon Layers Using APCVD Technology	22
Impedance Spectroscopy of Perovskite Solar Cells With SnO₂ Embedding Graphene Nanoplatelets	21
A Novel Strategy for the Application of an Oxide Layer to the Front Interface of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Film Solar Cells: Al₂O₃/HfO₂ Multi-Stack Design With Cont	21
Design and Fabrication of CdTe//Si Four-Terminal Mechanical Stacked Solar Cell	20
Optimizing Emitter Diffusion Process for Atmospheric Pressure Dry Nanotextured Monocrystalline PERC	20
The Impact of Hot Injection Reaction Temperature on the Properties of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystal Thin Films for PV Devices	20
Lotus Leaf Structured Fluoropolymer Foils for Superhydrophobicity and Enhanced Light Management in Photovoltaic Devices	19
Data-Driven Soiling Detection in PV Modules	19
Characterization and Simulation of AlGaAsSb/GaSb Tandem Solar Cell	19
Comprehensive Glare Hazard Analysis of Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) Based Frontsheet for Flexible Photovoltaic Applications	19
Simulation of Diffuse Irradiance Impact on Energy Yield of Curved Photovoltaic Modules Using Climatic Datasets	19
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Reliability of Advanced Nodes”	18
Evaluating Potential Benefits of Flexible Solar Power Generation in the Southern Company System	18
Photovoltaic Cable Connectors: A Comparative Assessment of the Present State of the Industry	17
Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products	17
Loss Analysis of a 24.4%-Efficient Front-Junction Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell and Opportunity for Localized Contacts	17
Impact of In-Situ Cd Saturation MOCVD Grown CdTe Solar Cells on As Doping and V_OC	17
Sky Images for Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecast: A Comparative Study of Linear Machine Learning Models	17
Information for authors	16
A Noniterative Method of Estimating Parameter Values for the PVsyst Version 6 Single-Diode Model From IEC 61853-1 Matrix Measurements	16
PV System Installation Assessment Based on Power Measurement for Balcony Power Plant Applications	16
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SnO₂-Ti₃C₂ Blends as Electron Transport Layer for Efficient and Easily Fabricated Planar Perovskite Solar Cells	16
SiN_x and AlO_x Nanolayers in Hole Selective Passivating Contacts for High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells	16
Investigating the Crosslinking, Degradation, and Adhesion Behavior of Photovoltaic Encapsulants Under Thermal Accelerated Aging	15
Glass vs. Backsheet: Deconvoluting the Role of Moisture in Power Loss in Silicon Photovoltaics With Correlated Imaging During Accelerated Testing	15
Photon Recycling and Efficiency Limit of a Silicon Solar Cell With a Specular and a Diffusive Surface	15
The Balance of Thermodynamic Potentials in Solar Cells Investigated by Numerical Device Simulations	15
A Corner-Cube-Cell Solar Array for Improved Capture of Optical Power and Increased Generation of Electrical Power	15
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Wide and Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices for RF and Power Applications”	15
Ultrasonic Tinning of Al Busbars for a Silver-Free Rear Side on Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells	14
The WRF-Solar Ensemble Prediction System to Provide Solar Irradiance Probabilistic Forecasts	14
Light and Elevated Temperature Induced Degradation in Mono-Like and Float-Zone Silicon: Correlations to Material Types, Silicon Nitride Films, and Dopant Diffusion	14
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Wide Band Semiconductors for Automotive Application	14
Multilayer Antireflection Coatings for Cover Glass on Silicon Solar Modules	14
A Fault Diagnosis Method for PV Arrays Based on New Feature Extraction and Improved the Fuzzy C-Mean Clustering	14
Monitoring of Porous Silicon Layers Used for Epitaxial Wafer Production With Inline Reflectance Spectroscopy	14
Impact of Shunt Resistance on the Performance of Curved Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules With Series-Connected Solar Cells	14
Machine Learning Based Identification and Classification of Field-Operation Caused Solar Panel Failures Observed in Electroluminescence Images	14
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Wide and Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices for RF and Power Applications”	14
Inversion Charge Study in TMO Hole-Selective Contact-Based Solar Cells	14
A Novel Hosting Capacity Evaluation Method for Distributed PV Connected in Power System Based on Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Harmonic	13
Front Cover	13
Improving CdSeTe Devices With a Back Buffer Layer of Cu_xAlO_y	13

Evaluation and Enhancement of Laser Power Transfer Efficiency in the Presence of Atmospheric Turbulence	13
Angle-Resolved Direct Emissivity Measurements on Unencapsulated Solar Cells for Passive Thermal Control	13
Irradiance Monitoring for Bifacial PV Systems’ Performance and Capacity Testing	13
GaAs//CuIn_1−yGa_ySe₂ Three-Junction Solar Cells With 28.06% Efficiency Fabricated Using a Bonding Technique Involving Pd Nanoparticles and an Adhesive	13
IEEE Open Access Publishing	13
Optimization of Photovoltaic Environment for Enhanced Performance of GA$_{0.053}$MA$_{0.947}$PbI$_{3}$-Based Perovskite Solar Cell	13
Microscale Contact Formation by Laser Enhanced Contact Optimization	12
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	12
Optical Designing of Perovskite Solar Cells	12
Solar Cell Metallization Wear is Sensitive to Loading Frequency	12
Table of Contents	12
Impact of Boron Doping Concentration on Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact in Front Surface for N-Type Poly-Si Based Passivated Contact Bifacial Solar Cells	12
Evaluating the Output of a Car-Mounted Photovoltaic Module Under Driving Conditions	12
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	12
808 nm Laser Power Converters for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer	12
Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Submodule for 4T Tandem Devices: Industrial Engineering Route Toward Stable Devices	12
GaAs//Si Multijunction Solar Cells Fabricated via Mechanical Stack Technology Using Pd Nanoparticles and Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching	12
Characterization of Interface Recombination Velocity in GaAs/InGaP Heterojunction Solar Cells Using Dark Curve Measurements	11
Optimizing the Configuration of Photovoltaic Plants to Minimize the Need for Storage	11
Inline Characterization of Ultrathin Amorphous Silicon Stacks in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Precursors With Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy	11
Operando Temperature Measurements of Photovoltaic Laser Power Converter Devices Under Continuous High-Intensity Illumination	11
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	11
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Materials for Electron Devices	11
Impact of Encapsulation Processing Conditions on Degradation Mechanisms of Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells	11
Using SegFormer for Effective Semantic Cell Segmentation for Fault Detection in Photovoltaic Arrays	11
Simple Molecules as Hole Transport Materials Enabled by Solvothermal Technology: Towards Solution-Processable Carbon Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells	11
Nanometer-Scale Measurement of Grid Finger Electrical Conduction Pathways to Detect Series Resistance Degradation of Utility-Scale Silicon Solar Cells	11
Anomaly Detection of Mountain Photovoltaic Power Plant Based on Spectral Clustering	11
Front Cover	11
Lead Telluride Nanowires for Surface Passivation in Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics	10
Bulk Lifetime and Doping in Crystalline Silicon via Two-Photon Absorption Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Decay	10
Performance Limitations and Analysis of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells Using Ultra-Thin MoO_xHole-Selective Contacts	10
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	10
Dopant Diffusion Control for Improved Tandem Cells Grown by D-HVPE	10
A Novel Method for Performance Estimation of PV Modules Using Equivalent Irradiance and Temperature	10
Estimation of the Effective Irradiance and Bifacial Gain for PV Arrays Using the Maximum Power Current	10
Photoluminescence for Defect Detection on Full-Sized Photovoltaic Modules	10
Role of Solar Cells in Global Energy Transformation	10
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Dielectrics for 2D electronics”	10
Condensation Characterization for PV Soiling	10
Fabrication of g-C₃N₄-Co₃O₄/TiO₂ Composite Nanofiber Layers by Electrospinning for Indoor Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanodes	10
Electronic Band Offset Determination of Oxides Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition on Silicon	10
Evaluating Recombination Mechanisms in RbF Treated Cu(In${}_\mathrm{x}$Ga$_\mathrm{1-x}$)Se$_{2}$ Solar Cells	10
Table of Contents	10
Determination of the Bending Stiffness of a Novel Highly Integrated Microconcentrator Design for Space Applications	10
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Extrapolating CIGS Module Performance From Laboratory Cell Performance Using IEC61853 Standard Reference Climatic Profiles	10
An Efficient S and Se Co-Annealing Strategy for Performance Enhancement of Solution-Processed Submicron CuIn(S,Se)₂ Solar Cells	10
Stable Device Architecture With Industrially Scalable Processes for Realizing Efficient 784 cm² Monolithic Perovskite Solar Modules	9
PERC Solar Cells on p-Type Cz-Si Utilizing Phosphorus-Doped SiN_X Layers	9
Influence of Wind Speed on Volcano Ash Removal From Self-Cleaning Cover Films Dedicated for Photovoltaics	9
Doped Nickel Oxide Carrier-Selective Contact for Silicon Solar Cells	9
Time-Variant Schwarz Based Model for DC Series Arc Fault Modeling in Photovoltaic Systems	9
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	9
Design and Simulation of Highly Efficient One-Sided Short PIN Diode Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell	9
Improving Spectral Responsivity Measurements by Correcting for Filter Bandwidth	9
Life-Cycle Analysis of Crystalline-Si “Direct Wafer” and Tandem Perovskite PV Modules and Systems	9
Usage of CuO in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and CuO-Based Dyesensitized Solar Cells: A Review	9
Tensile Mechanical Strain Effects on the Electrical Characteristics of Roll-to-Roll Printed OSC	9
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics	9
Stack Diffusion Process for Cost- and Energy-Efficient Boron Emitter Formation	9
Differences in Printed Contacts Lead to Susceptibility of Silicon Cells to Series Resistance Degradation	9
Solar Transposition Modeling via Deep Neural Networks With Sky Images	9
Performance Analysis and Degradation of a Large Fleet of PV Systems	9
Growing Panes: Investigating the PV Technology Trends Behind Frequent Early Failures in Modern Glass–Glass Modules	8
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	8
Enhancing the Cost- and Time-Effectiveness of Field PV Module Inspection by UV-Fluorescence Imaging	8
Table of Contents	8
Beyond 20% World Record Efficiency for Thin-Film Solar Modules	8
Effect of High Monochromatic Radiation on the Electrical Performance of CIGS Solar Cell	8
Passivated, Highly Reflecting, Laser Contacted Ge Rear Side for III-V Multi-Junction Solar Cells	8
Front Cover	8
A Custom High-Throughput Optical Mapping Instrument for Accelerated Stress Testing of PV Module Materials	8
Photovoltaic Module Temperature Prediction Model Incorporating Wind Direction and Precipitation Effects	8
Thermal Impact of Rear Insulation, Light Trapping, and Parasitic Absorption in Solar Modules	8
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	8
Rapid Thermal Annealing of p-Type Polysilicon Passivated Contacts Silicon Solar Cells	8
Table of Contents	8
Experimental and Simulated Performance Evaluation of Bifacial Photovoltaic Floating System With a Horizontal Single-Axial Tracker	8
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices	8

Announcing an IEEE/Optica Publishing Group Journal of Lightwave Technology Specail Issue	8
A Comprehensive Study of Module Layouts for Silicon Solar Cells Under Partial Shading	8
Sputtering for the Formation of Si-Based Passivating Contacts	8
A Spot-Area Method to Evaluate the Incidence Angle Modifier of Photovoltaic Devices-Part 2: Modules (Differential Method)	8
Information for authors	8
Ge-Based Photovoltaic Laser-Power Converters	8
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	8
Front Cover	8
Ab Initio Computational Details With Facile High-Temperature Synthesis of Pure and Alloyed CsPbI₃ With Inherent Stability Analysis for Optoelectronic Applications	8
Extreme Weather and PV Performance	7
The MorphoColor Concept for Colored Photovoltaic Modules	7
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	7
Overview of Engineered Germanium Substrate Development for Affordable Large-Volume Multijunction Solar Cells	7
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	7
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Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches for Identifying and Mitigating Electrical Losses in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells	7
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Predicting Warranty Risk of PV Modules	7
Enhanced Photovoltaic Defect Detection Using Perceptual Loss in DCGAN and VGG16-Integrated Models on Electroluminescence Images	7
Performance Enhancement of InGaN Laser Photovoltaic Cell With AlGaN Strain Compensation Layer Irradiated by 450 nm Laser	7
Tracker Terrain Loss Part Two	7
Call for Nominations for Editor-in-Chief IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices	7
On the Impact of Bulk Lifetime on the Quantification of Recombination at the Surface of Semiconductors	7
Step-By-Step Guide to Model Photovoltaic Panels: An Up-To-Date Comparative Review Study	7
Dielectrics for 2D Electronics	7
Call for Papers: Wide and Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices for RF and Power Application	7
InGaN Quantum Dot Superlattices as Ratchet Band Solar Cells	7
PSOPruner: PSO-Based Deep Convolutional Neural Network Pruning Method for PV Module Defects Classification	7
NaBr-Modified CsPbI₂Br Improves the Comprehensive Performance of the Solar Cells	7
Hybrid GMPPT Technique for Photovoltaic Series Based on Fractional Characteristic Curve	7
Parameter Estimation of Organic Photovoltaic Cells – A Three-Diode Approach Using Wind-Driven Optimization Algorithm	7
UV-Ozone Oxide for Surface Clean, Passivation, and Tunneling Contact Applications of Silicon Solar Cells	7
Wet-Etching of Acoustically Spalled GaAs for Substrate Reuse	7
Review of Laser Doping and its Applications in Silicon Solar Cells	7
IEEE Open Access Publishing	7
Aqueous HF-(HCl)-Cl₂ Mixtures for Saw-Damage Removal and Spray Texturing of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells	7
Understanding Light- and Elevated Temperature-Induced Degradation in Silicon Wafers Using Hydrogen Effusion Mass Spectroscopy	7
Heterosubstrate Illumination Effects in III–V Solar Cells	7
Reducing Indium Consumption in Silicon Hetero Junction Solar Cells With TCO Stack Systems of ITO and AZO	7
Data Quality Analyses for Automatic Aerial Thermography Inspection of PV Power Plants	7
CdSe With Mixed Zincblende and Wurtzite Phases Grown on Lattice-Matched InAs Substrates Using Molecular Beam Epitaxy	7
Raman Microspectroscopy of a Multi-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell	6
Residual Stresses Affect Cell Fragment Movement	6
Separable Nonlinear Least Squares Search of Parameter Values in Photovoltaic Models	6
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	6
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Photon Recycling in a Solar Cell With Two Lambertian Surfaces	6
Dual-Wavelength Laser Power Converters Equipped With Intermediate Bands Compatible With Highly Efficient Solar Cells	6
Transient Analysis of Ion-Migration Current for Degradation Diagnostics of Perovskite Solar Cells	6
Table of Contents	6
Towards Polymer-Free, Femto-Second Laser-Welded Glass/Glass Solar Modules	6
Electric Orbit Raising Radiation-Induced Coverglass Darkening and Its Impact on III-V Multijunction Solar Cell Performance	6
Automated Defect Detection and Localization in Photovoltaic Cells Using Semantic Segmentation of Electroluminescence Images	6
Weather Responsive Multidimensional Photovoltaic Efficiency Model for Simulation of Custom-Built Bifacial Panel	6
An Adaptive Power Ramp Rate Control Method for Photovoltaic Systems	6
Comparing Photovoltaic Power Prediction: Ground-Based Measurements vs. Satellite Data Using an ANN Model	6
Influence of V-Pits on the Turn-On Voltage of GaN-Based High Periodicity Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells	6
Luminescence Analysis of PV-Module Soiling in Germany	6
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	6
Outdoor Characterization of Solar Cells With Microstructured Antireflective Coating in a Concentrator Photovoltaic Monomodule	6
Approaches to Mitigate Edge Recombination Effects in Silicon Lifetime Samples With Emitter	6
Improved V _OC in RbF-Treated Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells via Passivation of Recombination Centers	6
A New Minimal Relocation Framework for Shade Mitigation in Photovoltaic Installations Using Flower Pollination Algorithm	6
Intraday Outdoor Efficiency Changes in Metal-Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules	6
Performance Analysis of Transition Metals Embedded Tin Halide Perovskite Solar Cell	6
High-Speed Laser Beam Induced Current Imaging: A Complementary Quantitative Diagnostic Tool for Modules	6
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Illumination Dependence of Reverse Leakage Current in Silicon Solar Cells	5
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IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	5
Data-Driven Soiling Estimation and Optimized Cleaning Strategies for Industrial Rooftop PV Systems	5
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	5
InP-Based Tunnel Junctions for Microconcentrator Photovoltaics	5
The Optimal Tilt Angle of Monofacial and Bifacial Modules on Single-Axis Trackers	5
Spatially Resolved Degradation of Solar Modules in Dependence of the Prevailing Microclimate	5
High-Quality PEI/Ag/PEI-Zn Semitransparent Electrode for Efficient ITO-Free Flexible Organic Solar Cells and Perovskite Solar Cells	5
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Bandgap Engineered Double-Cation/Double-Halide Quasi-Cubic Perovskite for Highly Efficient (>36%) Indoor Photovoltaics	5
Quick and Accurate Strategy for Calculating the Solutions of the Photovoltaic Single-Diode Model Equation	5
Radiation-Induced Degradation Mechanisms in Thin-Film Multiple-Quantum-Well Solar Cells With Wavelength-Selective Photonic Structures	5
Application of Infrared Thermography for Cell-Level Power Estimation of PID-s Impacted Crystalline Silicon PV Module	5
Thin c-Si Solar Cells Based on VO_x Heterojunctions With Texturized Rear Surface	5
Highly Accelerated UV Stress Testing for Transparent Flexible Frontsheets	5
Improved Cleaning Event Detection Methodology Including Partial Cleaning by Wind Applied to Different PV-SCADA Datasets for Soiling Loss Estimation	5
Finite Element Simulation of Electrical Intradevice Physics of Thin-Film Solar Cells and Its Implications on the Efficiency	5
Optical and Electrical Loss Analysis of Thin-Film Solar Cells Combining the Methods of Transfer Matrix and Finite Elements	5
Investigation of Quantum Size Effects on the Optical Absorption in Ultrathin Single Quantum Well Solar Cell Embedded as a Nanophotonic Resonator	5
Model-Based Assessment of the Incident Angle Modifier on the Annual Angular Losses and Gain of PV Modules in Tracking Systems	5
ISPSD 2022	5
Charge Transport Layer Capacitance Contribution to Si Solar Cell Optoelectronic Properties Investigated Using Photocarrier Radiometry	5
2023 Index IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Vol. 13	5
Combining Production Data Timeseries and Infrared Thermography to Assess the Impact of Thermal Signatures on Photovoltaic Yield Over Time	5
Pseudorandom Sequence Coded Electroluminescence Imaging for Photovoltaic Module Inspection Under Strong Environmental Light	5
Failure Analysis of a New Polyamide-Based Fluoropolymer-Free Backsheet After Combined-Accelerated Stress Testing	5
Photovoltaics and Agriculture Nexus: Exploring the Influence of Agrivoltaics on Food Production and Electricity Generation	5