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ArticleEnergy advances2026

Optimizing carrier collection in solar cells through nanoscale junction design.

Melanie Micali, Raphaël François Lemerle, Anja Tiede, Anna Fontcuberta I Morral, Esther Alarcón-Lladó

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Article in Energy advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Melanie MicaliNWO-I Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104 1098XG Amsterdam The Netherlands M.Micali@amolf.nl E.Alarconllado@amolf.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2418-9122
Raphaël François LemerleLaboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1015 Lausanne Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3459-2282
Anja TiedeLaboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1015 Lausanne Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4189-9449
Anna Fontcuberta I MorralLaboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne 1015 Lausanne Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5070-2196
Esther Alarcón-LladóNWO-I Institute AMOLF, Science Park 104 1098XG Amsterdam The Netherlands M.Micali@amolf.nl E.Alarconllado@amolf.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7317-9863

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A key challenge in thin-film photovoltaics is achieving selective carrier collection that minimizes recombination losses while maintaining efficient charge extraction. This study presents a theoretical analysis of how reducing junction contact area can enhance the open-circuit voltage (

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PMID41869570
PMCPMC13001637

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