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Papers

(The median citation count of IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	97
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Intelligent Sensor Systems for the IEEE Journal of Electron Devices	56
Cell-Level PV Module Temperature Estimation Method	54
Development of Novel Model for the Assessment of Dust Accumulation on Solar PV Modules	48
Rapid Thermal Annealing Effects on Passivation Quality of p-TOPCon Silicon Solar Cells	46
ResAG-UNet: A Novel Residual Attention Gated UNet for Cloud Segmentation in Sky Image	44
Daily Performance Changes in Metal Halide Perovskite PV Modules	43
A Linear Programming Approach to Backtracking for Single-Axis Trackers on Rolling Terrain	42
An Investigation on the Pollen-Induced Soiling Losses in Utility-Scale PV Plants	40
Voltage-Matched All-Perovskite Double- and Triple-Junction Solar Modules for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics	37
RTDETR-CELite: Lightweight Remote Sensing PV Defect Detection via Edge-Aware and Cross-Channel Feature Fusion	34
Top-Performing Photovoltaic Cells Compared to the Shockley–Queisser Limit	31
Strategy for Enhancing the CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Performance by Solution-Based CuCl Doping	30
Techno Economic Modeling for Agrivoltaics: Can Agrivoltaics Be More Profitable Than Ground Mounted PV?	30
Electric Field and Its Effect on Hot Carriers in InGaAs Valley Photovoltaic Devices	29
In Situ Annealing of Boron-Doped Amorphous Silicon Layers Using APCVD Technology	27
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Reliability of Advanced Nodes”	27
Enhancing Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Using the LGB Model and Synthetic Features	26
Loss Analysis of a 24.4%-Efficient Front-Junction Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell and Opportunity for Localized Contacts	26
High-Intensity UV Exposure for the Rapid Screening of Silicon Photovoltaic Architectures	25
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	25
Impact of Depth-Wise Inhomogeneous Iron Distributions on the Accuracy of Lifetime-Based Interstitial Iron Measurements on Silicon Wafers	24
The Impact of Hot Injection Reaction Temperature on the Properties of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Nanocrystal Thin Films for PV Devices	23
Comprehensive Glare Hazard Analysis of Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) Based Frontsheet for Flexible Photovoltaic Applications	23
Design and Fabrication of CdTe//Si Four-Terminal Mechanical Stacked Solar Cell	22

Data-Driven Soiling Detection in PV Modules	22
Validation of Photovoltaic Spectral Effects Derived From Satellite-Based Solar Irradiance Products	22
Floating Offshore Solar Photovoltaics for Land-Constrained and Diverse Renewable Supply Conditions in the United States and Canada	21
Moisture Ingress and Distribution in Bifacial Silicon Photovoltaics	21
Impact of In-Situ Cd Saturation MOCVD Grown CdTe Solar Cells on As Doping and V_OC	21
Sky Images for Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecast: A Comparative Study of Linear Machine Learning Models	20
PV System Installation Assessment Based on Power Measurement for Balcony Power Plant Applications	20
DUET: A Novel Energy Yield Model With 3-D Shading for Bifacial Photovoltaic Systems	20
Photovoltaic Cable Connectors: A Comparative Assessment of the Present State of the Industry	20
An Open Source Perovskite Solar Cell Curve Tracer	19
Spray-Coated Silver as Backside Metal for III–V Photovoltaic Devices on GaAs and Ge Substrates	19
Surface Stress Characterization and Trends in Thermally Strengthened Photovoltaic Module Glass	19
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	19
Impedance Spectroscopy of Perovskite Solar Cells With SnO₂ Embedding Graphene Nanoplatelets	18
SnO ₂ -Ti ₃ C ₂ Blends as Electron Transport La	18
Table of Contents	18
Hail Damage Investigation in Heterojunction Silicon Photovoltaic Modules: A Real-World Case Study	18
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Wide and Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices for RF and Power Applications”	18
Toward Mitigating Surface Degradation of TOPCon Passivation: Understanding the Effects of Fast-Firing Temperature and Poly-Si Doping	18
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Ultrasonic Tinning of Al Busbars for a Silver-Free Rear Side on Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells	17
The Balance of Thermodynamic Potentials in Solar Cells Investigated by Numerical Device Simulations	17
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Wide Band Semiconductors for Automotive Application	17
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Impact of Shunt Resistance on the Performance of Curved Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules With Series-Connected Solar Cells	16
Inversion Charge Study in TMO Hole-Selective Contact-Based Solar Cells	16
Investigating the Crosslinking, Degradation, and Adhesion Behavior of Photovoltaic Encapsulants Under Thermal Accelerated Aging	16
IEEE Open Access Publishing	16
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Reliability of Advanced Nodes”	16
A Noniterative Method of Estimating Parameter Values for the PVsyst Version 6 Single-Diode Model From IEC 61853-1 Matrix Measurements	16
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Wide and Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices for RF and Power Applications”	16
Multilayer Antireflection Coatings for Cover Glass on Silicon Solar Modules	16
Photon Recycling and Efficiency Limit of a Silicon Solar Cell With a Specular and a Diffusive Surface	16
SiN_x and AlO_x Nanolayers in Hole Selective Passivating Contacts for High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells	16
Angle-Resolved Direct Emissivity Measurements on Unencapsulated Solar Cells for Passive Thermal Control	15
GaAs//Si Multijunction Solar Cells Fabricated via Mechanical Stack Technology Using Pd Nanoparticles and Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching	15
Solar Cell Metallization Wear is Sensitive to Loading Frequency	15
A Novel Hosting Capacity Evaluation Method for Distributed PV Connected in Power System Based on Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Harmonic	15
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Device for RF, Power and Optoelectronic Applications”	15
Semitransparent Perovskite Solar Submodule for 4T Tandem Devices: Industrial Engineering Route Toward Stable Devices	15
Irradiance Monitoring for Bifacial PV Systems’ Performance and Capacity Testing	15
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	14
Evaluation and Enhancement of Laser Power Transfer Efficiency in the Presence of Atmospheric Turbulence	14
808 nm Laser Power Converters for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer	14
Efficient Silver Usage in Screen-Printed SHJ Cells for the Terawatt Production Era	14
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	14
Optimization of Photovoltaic Environment for Enhanced Performance of GA$_{0.053}$MA$_{0.947}$PbI$_{3}$-Based Perovskite Solar Cell	14
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	13
Impact of Encapsulation Processing Conditions on Degradation Mechanisms of Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells	13
Inline Characterization of Ultrathin Amorphous Silicon Stacks in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Precursors With Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy	13

Advancements in Self-Assembled Monolayers for Perovskite Solar Cells	13
Simple Molecules as Hole Transport Materials Enabled by Solvothermal Technology: Towards Solution-Processable Carbon Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells	13
Fast Luminescence Imaging of Multijunction Solar Cells with a Single Shot	13
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	13
Nanometer-Scale Measurement of Grid Finger Electrical Conduction Pathways to Detect Series Resistance Degradation of Utility-Scale Silicon Solar Cells	13
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Materials for Electron Devices	13
Partial Shading Losses in Half-Cut PV Modules: Experiments, Circuit Simulation, and an Analytical Loss Function	13
Anomaly Detection of Mountain Photovoltaic Power Plant Based on Spectral Clustering	13
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A Physics Parameter-Guided Metalearning Framework for Temperature Prediction of Double-Sided Double-Glass TopCon Photovoltaic Modules	12
Determination of the Bending Stiffness of a Novel Highly Integrated Microconcentrator Design for Space Applications	12
Lead Telluride Nanowires for Surface Passivation in Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics	12
Estimation of the Effective Irradiance and Bifacial Gain for PV Arrays Using the Maximum Power Current	12
Operando Temperature Measurements of Photovoltaic Laser Power Converter Devices Under Continuous High-Intensity Illumination	12
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Evaluating Recombination Mechanisms in RbF Treated Cu(In${}_\mathrm{x}$Ga$_\mathrm{1-x}$)Se$_{2}$ Solar Cells	12
A Novel Method for Performance Estimation of PV Modules Using Equivalent Irradiance and Temperature	12
Condensation Characterization for PV Soiling	12
Using SegFormer for Effective Semantic Cell Segmentation for Fault Detection in Photovoltaic Arrays	12
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	12
Electronic Band Offset Determination of Oxides Grown by Atomic Layer Deposition on Silicon	12
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics	11
Closing the UV-Induced Photodegradation Gap Through Global Scale Modeling of Fixed Tilt and Tracking Photovoltaic Systems	11
Extrapolating CIGS Module Performance From Laboratory Cell Performance Using IEC61853 Standard Reference Climatic Profiles	11
An Interpretable Deep Learning Model for Solar Power Generation Forecasting in a Grid-Connected Hybrid Solar System	11
Front Cover	11
Performance Evaluation of Electrical Models for Bifacial PV Modules	11
Analysis of Advanced Nonisolated Topologies for Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaic (ViPV) Systems in Urban Electric Transport Buses	11
Role of Solar Cells in Global Energy Transformation	11
An Efficient S and Se Co-Annealing Strategy for Performance Enhancement of Solution-Processed Submicron CuIn(S,Se)₂ Solar Cells	11
Fabrication of g-C₃N₄-Co₃O₄/TiO₂ Composite Nanofiber Layers by Electrospinning for Indoor Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanodes	11
Artificial Soiling Replication of Field Losses on Commercial Photovoltaic Modules	11
Front Cover	11
Life-Cycle Analysis of Crystalline-Si “Direct Wafer” and Tandem Perovskite PV Modules and Systems	10
Stack Diffusion Process for Cost- and Energy-Efficient Boron Emitter Formation	10
An Approach for Modeling, Simulation, and Parameter Estimation of Half-Cell Bifacial PV Modules	10
Improving Spectral Responsivity Measurements by Correcting for Filter Bandwidth	10
Rapid Thermal Annealing of p-Type Polysilicon Passivated Contacts Silicon Solar Cells	10
Computational Intelligence-Based Modeling of a UAV-Integrated PV Module in Icing Conditions	10
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Device for RF, Power and Optoelectronic Applications”	10
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	10
Ge-Based Photovoltaic Laser-Power Converters	10
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	10
Beyond 20% World Record Efficiency for Thin-Film Solar Modules	9
Table of Contents	9
Analytical Model of Leakage Currents in Contact Resistivity Measurements on Silicon Solar Cells	9
Enhancing the Cost- and Time-Effectiveness of Field PV Module Inspection by UV-Fluorescence Imaging	9
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	9
Usage of CuO in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and CuO-Based Dyesensitized Solar Cells: A Review	9
Shading Effects of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules	9
Sputtering for the Formation of Si-Based Passivating Contacts	9
Experimental and Simulated Performance Evaluation of Bifacial Photovoltaic Floating System With a Horizontal Single-Axial Tracker	9
Effect of High Monochromatic Radiation on the Electrical Performance of CIGS Solar Cell	9
Stable Device Architecture With Industrially Scalable Processes for Realizing Efficient 784 cm² Monolithic Perovskite Solar Modules	9
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	9
Front Cover	9
A Spot-Area Method to Evaluate the Incidence Angle Modifier of Photovoltaic Devices-Part 2: Modules (Differential Method)	9
Floating Photovoltaic Systems in Urban Areas: Insights on the Thermoelectric Behavior and Water Evaporation Reduction	9
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Front Cover	8
Data Quality Analyses for Automatic Aerial Thermography Inspection of PV Power Plants	8
Extended Accelerated Stress Testing of Lamination-Free Edge-Sealed Photovoltaic Minimodules	8
Hybrid GMPPT Technique for Photovoltaic Series Based on Fractional Characteristic Curve	8
Table of Contents	8
CdSe With Mixed Zincblende and Wurtzite Phases Grown on Lattice-Matched InAs Substrates Using Molecular Beam Epitaxy	8
Growing Panes: Investigating the PV Technology Trends Behind Frequent Early Failures in Modern Glass–Glass Modules	8
Call for Nominations for Editor-in-Chief IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices	8
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices	8
Aqueous HF-(HCl)-Cl₂ Mixtures for Saw-Damage Removal and Spray Texturing of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells	8
Overview of Engineered Germanium Substrate Development for Affordable Large-Volume Multijunction Solar Cells	8
Enhanced Photovoltaic Defect Detection Using Perceptual Loss in DCGAN and VGG16-Integrated Models on Electroluminescence Images	8
Photovoltaic Module Temperature Prediction Model Incorporating Wind Direction and Precipitation Effects	8
Announcing an IEEE/Optica Publishing Group Journal of Lightwave Technology Specail Issue	8
Predicting Warranty Risk of PV Modules	8
UV-Ozone Oxide for Surface Clean, Passivation, and Tunneling Contact Applications of Silicon Solar Cells	8
Performance Enhancement of InGaN Laser Photovoltaic Cell With AlGaN Strain Compensation Layer Irradiated by 450 nm Laser	8
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	8
Performance Limits in Bifacial Tandem Solar Cell Modules for Multiple Configurations	7
Wet-Etching of Acoustically Spalled GaAs for Substrate Reuse	7

Improved V _OC in RbF-Treated Cu(In,Ga)Se ₂ Solar Cells via Passivation	7
Electric Orbit Raising Radiation-Induced Coverglass Darkening and Its Impact on III-V Multijunction Solar Cell Performance	7
IEEE Open Access Publishing	7
Reducing Indium Consumption in Silicon Hetero Junction Solar Cells With TCO Stack Systems of ITO and AZO	7
Review of Laser Doping and its Applications in Silicon Solar Cells	7
On the Impact of Bulk Lifetime on the Quantification of Recombination at the Surface of Semiconductors	7
Utilization of Thin Organic Bulk Heterojunction to Improve Power Conversion Efficiency of a Low-Cost Hybrid Organic-Colloidal PbS Quantum Dots Solar Cell	7
Modeling and Analysis of PyroCb Lightning Leader Impacts on PV Systems	7
Outdoor Characterization of Solar Cells With Microstructured Antireflective Coating in a Concentrator Photovoltaic Monomodule	7
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	7
Residual Stresses Affect Cell Fragment Movement	7
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Approaches to Mitigate Edge Recombination Effects in Silicon Lifetime Samples With Emitter	7
PSOPruner: PSO-Based Deep Convolutional Neural Network Pruning Method for PV Module Defects Classification	7
Extreme Weather and PV Performance	7
Towards Polymer-Free, Femto-Second Laser-Welded Glass/Glass Solar Modules	7
Three-Stage Optimization-Based Framework for Grid-Connected Sizing of a PV Power Plant System	7
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	7
Call for Papers: Wide and Ultrawide Band Gap Semiconductor Devices for RF and Power Application	7
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Dielectrics for 2D Electronics	7
Transient Analysis of Ion-Migration Current for Degradation Diagnostics of Perovskite Solar Cells	6
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Influence of V-Pits on the Turn-On Voltage of GaN-Based High Periodicity Multiple Quantum Well Solar Cells	6
Weather Responsive Multidimensional Photovoltaic Efficiency Model for Simulation of Custom-Built Bifacial Panel	6
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nc-SiC by PECVD for High-Temperature Passivating Contacts	6
2025 Index IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics	6
Model-Based Assessment of the Incident Angle Modifier on the Annual Angular Losses and Gain of PV Modules in Tracking Systems	6
Dual-Wavelength Laser Power Converters Equipped With Intermediate Bands Compatible With Highly Efficient Solar Cells	6
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	6
Intraday Outdoor Efficiency Changes in Metal-Halide Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules	6
Comparing Photovoltaic Power Prediction: Ground-Based Measurements vs. Satellite Data Using an ANN Model	6
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices on “Semiconductor Device Modeling for Circuit and System Design”	6
Net Zero Water Withdrawal Strategies and Multicriteria Impacts for PV Manufacturing	6
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	6
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Photon Recycling in a Solar Cell With Two Lambertian Surfaces	6
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Publication Information	6
Bandgap Engineered Double-Cation/Double-Halide Quasi-Cubic Perovskite for Highly Efficient (>36%) Indoor Photovoltaics	6
Radiation-Induced Degradation Mechanisms in Thin-Film Multiple-Quantum-Well Solar Cells With Wavelength-Selective Photonic Structures	6
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	6
Spatially Resolved Degradation of Solar Modules in Dependence of the Prevailing Microclimate	5
Unveiling Mechanistic Differences in the Curing of Copper and Silver Pastes for Heterojunction Solar Cells	5
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research with the World!	5
Charge Transport Layer Capacitance Contribution to Si Solar Cell Optoelectronic Properties Investigated Using Photocarrier Radiometry	5
High-Quality PEI/Ag/PEI-Zn Semitransparent Electrode for Efficient ITO-Free Flexible Organic Solar Cells and Perovskite Solar Cells	5
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Effect of Encapsulant Degradation on Photovoltaic Modules Performances Installed in Different Climates	5
Estimating Crack Effects on Electrical Characteristics of PV Modules Based on Monitoring Data and I–V Curves	5
InP-Based Tunnel Junctions for Microconcentrator Photovoltaics	5
Pseudorandom Sequence Coded Electroluminescence Imaging for Photovoltaic Module Inspection Under Strong Environmental Light	5
Evaluation of Surface Crack Formation in Photovoltaic Backsheets Using Fragmentation and Finite Element Simulations	5
Experimental Investigations on Performance and Safety of c-Si PV Modules Installed in Hot Semiarid Climatic Conditions in India	5
Understanding and Reducing the Risk of Extreme Photovoltaic Degradation	5
Progress in Fine Line Metallization: A Statistical Approach to Optimize Laser Processing During Screen Production	5
Optical and Electrical Loss Analysis of Thin-Film Solar Cells Combining the Methods of Transfer Matrix and Finite Elements	5
Photovoltaics and Agriculture Nexus: Exploring the Influence of Agrivoltaics on Food Production and Electricity Generation	5
2023 Index IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Vol. 13	5
Improved Cleaning Event Detection Methodology Including Partial Cleaning by Wind Applied to Different PV-SCADA Datasets for Soiling Loss Estimation	5
Reliability Assessment of Cooling Fans for PV Inverters: Testing, Modeling, and Case Studies	5
Combined Degradation and Soiling With Validation Against Independent Soiling Station Measurements	5
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Application of Infrared Thermography for Cell-Level Power Estimation of PID-s Impacted Crystalline Silicon PV Module	5
2022 Index IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Vol. 12	4
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IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics Information for Authors	4
Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Temperature Profiles and Crosslinking in PV Module Lamination	4
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Guard Ring Designs on Photovoltaic Energy Harvesting Silicon LSIs	4
As-Doped CdSeTe Solar Cells Achieving 22% Efficiency With −0.23%/°C Temperature Coefficient	4
Short-Term Photovoltaic Power Prediction Based on CEEMDAN and Hybrid Neural Networks	4
Data-Driven Soiling Estimation and Optimized Cleaning Strategies for Industrial Rooftop PV Systems	4
Extended FF and V _OC Parameterizations for Silicon Solar Cells	4
Different Damp-Heat-Induced Series Resistance Degradation Behaviors in Fielded Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules Due to Difference in Bill of Materials	4
Combining Production Data Timeseries and Infrared Thermography to Assess the Impact of Thermal Signatures on Photovoltaic Yield Over Time	4
Role of Hydrogen on the ITO/Ag Contact Resistance for Low-Temperature Screen-Printing Metallization of Pero/Si Tandems	4
Investigation on Lightning-Induced Voltage for Photovoltaic System Considering Electromagnetic Coupling of Rooftop Structure	4
Investigation of Light-Induced Degradation in B-Doped Mono-Like Silicon PERC Cells by a Cycling Test With Light Soaking and Dark Annealing	4
Enhanced Electron Transport at the n⁺ Poly-Si/LiF/Al Interface in n-TOPCon Silicon Solar Cells	4
Photovoltaic Module Spectral Mismatch Losses Due to Cell-Level EQE Variation	4
A Novel Ensemble CNN Framework With Weighted Feature Fusion for Fault Diagnosis of Photovoltaic Modules Using Thermography Images	4
Effect of Thermal Cycling Aging Photovoltaic Ribbon on the Electrical Performance of Photovoltaic Modules	4
Uniform Mechanical Loading Can Test for Nonuniform Loading Durability	4
A Novel Transient Model of Photovoltaic Module Considering Electromagnetic Coupling	4
Highly Accelerated UV Stress Testing for Transparent Flexible Frontsheets	4
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Experimental Diagnostic and Electrical Characterization of Half-Cut Bifacial PV Module Under Snow Coverage	4
Quantum Dot Concentration-Mediated Synergistic Optimization of Absorber Thickness and Interface Defects in Infrared Quantum Dot/Perovskite Nanorod Array Solar Cells	4
Estimating PV Soiling Loss Using Panel Images and a Feature-Based Regression Model	4
Electrical Modeling of Bifacial PV Modules	4
Bifacial and Monofacial PV Systems Performance Assessment Based on IEC 61724-1 Standard	4
Modeling of Eddy Current Soldering and Temperature Distributions in Solar Cell Tabbing Process Under Layer of Glass	4
Performance of State-of-the-Art CdTe-Based Solar Cells: What Has Changed?	4