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ArticleNature communications2025

27%-efficiency silicon heterojunction cell with 98.6% cell-to-module ratio driving new momentum towards the 29.4% limit.

Zhigang Xie, Haijiang Lu, Guangtao Yang, Zhan Gao, Kun Zhu, Yongheng Wang, Zibo Meng, Cong Guo, Haiyang Pei, Qianqian Jiang and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Zhigang XieState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China. zhigang.xie@trinasolar.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8354-7370
Haijiang LuState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Guangtao YangState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Zhan GaoState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Kun ZhuState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Yongheng WangState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Zibo MengState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Cong GuoState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Haiyang PeiState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Qianqian JiangState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Hongwei LiState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Shu ZhangState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Haiyuan ChuState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Xue ChenState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China.
Yifeng ChenState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China. yifeng.chen01@trinasolar.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-0979
Jifan GaoState Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology, Trina Solar, ChangZhou, China. jifan.gao@trinasolar.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6819-166X

Funding

Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Education Department BK20231191
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicon heterojunction technologies based on both-sided nanocrystalline contact layers currently offer the best passivation for commercial solar cells. We further improved this structure with rear-side polishing and progressive RF/VHF PECVD film deposition methods for doping layers, enabling high-pace mass production while maintaining notable passivation quality. Following this optimization, a certified cell efficiency above 27.0% and a fill factor of 87.06% are achieved on a large-area rectangular wafer (210 mm half-cell). With a multibusbar round-ribbon (smart-wire) design, we demonstrate a certified module efficiency of 25.44% and a module fill factor above 86% (for the first time) under a masked area of 1.63 m

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PMCPMC12552746

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