Selected Publications
- “Reassessment of the limiting efficiency for crystalline silicon solar cells.”
Richter A., Hermle M., Glunz SW., IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 3 (4), 1184-1191, 2013, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2270351 - “Terawatt-scale photovoltaics: Transform global energy. Improving costs and scale reflect looming opportunities.” Haegel NM, Atwater H, Barnes T, Breyer C, Burrell A, Chiang YM, De Wolf S, Dimmler B, Feldman D, Glunz SW et al. Science 364, 836–838, 2019 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw1845
- “Design rules for high-efficiency both-sides-contacted silicon solar cells with balanced charge carrier transport and recombination losses.” Richter A., Müller R., Benick J., Feldmann F., Steinhauser B., Reichel C., Fell A., Bivour M., Hermle M., Glunz SW.,
Nature Energy 2021 6 (4), 429-438, 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-021-00805-w - “III–V-on-silicon solar cells reaching 33% photoconversion efficiency in two-terminal configuration.” Cariou R., Benick J., Feldmann F, Höhn O, Hauser H, Beutel P, Razek N, Wimplinger M, Bläsi B, Lackner D, Hermle M, Siefer G, Glunz SW, Bett AW, Dimroth F. Nature Energy 3, 326–333, 2018, DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0125-0
- “Tailoring perovskite crystallization and interfacial passivation in efficient, fully textured perovskite silicon tandem solar cells”, Er-Raji O., Mahmoud MAA., Fischer O., Ramadan AJ., Bogachuk D., Reinholdt A., Schmitt A., Kore BP., Gries TW., Musiienko A., Schultz-Wittmann O., Bivour M., Hermle M., Schubert M., Borchert J., Glunz SW., Schulze PSC, Joule 8, 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.06.018
FRIAS Project
Project Group “Agrivoltaics.”
The Agri-Photovoltaics Project Group at the University of Freiburg advances Agri-PV as a key technology for sustainable land use: solar generation and farming co-located on the same plots to boost land productivity and climate resilience. Our interdisciplinary approach links field insights, modeling, and techno-economic analysis with social-science work on adoption, governance, and value chains. In doing so, we contribute to core UN goals—climate-resilient agriculture (SDG 2), efficient water use (SDG 6), clean energy (SDG 7), climate action (SDG 13), and responsible consumption (SDG 12). We aim to strengthen collaboration across the university, build international visibility, and deepen research capacity—complementing the application-oriented activities of Fraunhofer ISE.