EUPVSEC Presentation and Poster Highlights

As a follow-up to my post a few weeks ago about the 2009 EUPVSEC (EU PVSEC 24), the following presentations were the ones I personally found most interesting (I've also uploaded a copy of the program for the oral sessions, which contains author information for these).

• 2AO.3.4 Boron-Oxygen Related Defects in Cz-Silicon Solar Cells: Degradation, Regeneration and Beyond
• 2AO.3.5 Quantitative Stress Measurements of Bulk Microdefects in Multicrystalline Silicon
• 2BP.1.3 High Efficiency n-Type Si Solar Cells with Front Side Boron Emitter
• 2CO.3.2 Crystalline Si Solar Cells with Selective Emitter for Industrial Mass Production
• 3CO.6.3 Epitaxial Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells Fabricated by Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Below 750°C
• 3CO.7.2 Epitaxy Wrap-Through Rear Contact Solar Cell Fabrication and Results
• 4CO.5.3 World Record Module Efficiency for Large and Thin mc-Si Rear Contact Cells
• 4CO.5.4 Analysis of PV Modules by Electroluminescence and IR Thermography
• 2DP.2.2 Kerf-Free 20-150μm c-Si Wafering for Thin PV Manufacturing
• 2DP.2.5 Physical Mechanisms of Breakdown in Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells 
• 4EP.1.3 Results of 5 Years Module Manufacturing Research In European ‘Crystal Clear’ Project    

I also browsed or skimmed nearly 900 posters while there; below are just a selection of ones I found interesting (see the program for the visual presentations for more information):

• 2CV.2.2 Investigation for 19% Efficiency at Multi-Crystalline Si Solar Cells by Industrially Probable Approach 
• 2CV.2.3 Advances in Electroless Nickel Plating for the Metallization of Silicon Solar Cells Using Different Structuring Techniques for the ARC
  
• 2CV.2.8 Laser Processes for Industrial Manufacturing of Solar Cells
• 2CV.2.13 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Back Contact Layers
• 2CV.2.78 High Efficiency HIT Solar Cell on Thin (<100 μm) Silicon Wafer  
• 2CV.5.83 Inkjet Texturing for Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
• 3AV.1.12 Hybrid Excimer Laser and Aluminium Induced Crystallisation of Silicon Thin Films
• 4AV.3.2 The Evaluations of Physical Properties and Lamination Process Parameters of EVA Encapsulants by Thermal Analysis 
• 4AV.3.39 Characterization of Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Ribbon and Solder Materials
  
• 4AV.3.54 The Effect of Accelerated Aging Tests on the Optical Properties of Silicone and EVA Encapsulants