Top papers from the 28th EU PVSEC in Paris, France 2013

Development of an IEC test for crystalline silicon modules to qualify their resistance to system voltage stress
Peter Hacke, Ryan Smith, Kent Terwilliger, Greg Perrin, Bill Sekulic, Sarah Kurtz

Electrons and holes in solar cells with partial rear contacts
Andres Cuevas

The balance between aesthetics and performance in building-integrated photovoltaics in the tropics
Clarissa Zomer, André Nobre, Pablo Cassatella, Thomas Reindl, Ricardo Rüther

Temperature-dependent electroluminescence and voltages of multi-junction solar cells
Christian Karcher, Henning Helmers, Michael Schachtner, Frank Dimroth, Andreas W. Bett

100-Period, 1.23 eV Bandgap InGaAs / GaAsP Quantum Wells for Efficiency-Enhanced GaAs Solar Cells: Toward Current-Matched Ge-Based Tandem Cells
Hiromasa Fujii, Kasidit Toprasertpong, Yunpeng Wang, Kentaroh Watanabe, Masakazu Sugiyama and Yoshiaki Nakano

Towards Implementation of Floating Cast Method for Growing Large-Scale High-Quality Multicryalline Si Ingot Using Designed Double Crucibles
Supawan Joonwichien

Boron Doped Selective Silicon Epitaxy: High Efficiency and Process Simplification in Ibc Cells
M. Recamán Payo, N. Posthuma, A. Urueña De Castro, M. Debucquoy and J. Poortmans

A Case Study for Micro-Grid PV: Lessons Learned from a Rural Electrification Project In India
Andrew Skumanich, Prabakar Loka, Sudir Moola and Shekar Reddy

Structural tuning of wide-gap chalcopyrite CuGaSe2 thin films and highly efficient solar cells: differences from narrow-gap Cu(In,Ga)Se2
Shogo Ishizuka, Akimasa Yamada, Paul J. Fons, Hajime Shibata, Shigeru Niki

Designing III-V Multijunction Solar Cells on Silicon
J. P. Connolly, D. Mencaraglia and C. Renard, D. Bouchier

Combined Effect of Light Harvesting Strings, Anti-Reflective Coating, Thin Glass and High UV Transmission Encapsulant to Reduce Optical Losses in Solar Modules
Jens Schneider, Marko Turek, Marcel Dyrba, Ihno Baumann, Bernd Koll and Thomas Booz

Degradation Study of the Adhesion Strength of Mini-Modules under Damp Heat Conditions
Dan Wu, Jiang Zhu, Thomas R. Betts, Ralph Gottschalg

Value of Net-FiT Policies for Different Industry Participants Considering Demand Side Response
Sebastián Oliva and Iain MacGill