Publications de Christophe Ballif

Beyond Flat: Undulated Perovskite Solar Cells on Microscale Si Pyramids by Solution Processing

Christophe Ballif, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Christian Michael Wolff, Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr Othman, Deniz Türkay, Kerem Artuk

Microscale pyramids of silicon solar cells are often considered incompatible with solution-processed perovskite films. Thus, solution processing has mainly been used with submicron pyramids that are buried under thick perovskite films with flattened front ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2025

A Spatiotemporal analysis of photovoltaic electricity storage potential in electric vehicles

Christophe Ballif, Alejandro Pena Bello, Noémie Alice Yvonne Ségolène Jeannin, Jérémy Dumoulin, Nicolas Würsch

Decarbonizing mobility and integrating more renewable sources in electricity production are necessary levers to meet the climate targets. Coupling electric vehicle (EV) charging with photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation could help to provide clean elec ...

Aalborg University2025

Aryl-Acetylene Layered Hybrid Perovskites in Photovoltaics

Michael Graetzel, Christophe Ballif, Ursula Röthlisberger, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Lukas Pfeifer, Christian Michael Wolff, Virginia Carnevali, Nikolaos Lempesis, Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr Othman

Metal halide perovskites have shown exceptional potential in converting solar energy to electric power in photovoltaics, yet their application is hampered by limited operational stability. This stimulated the development of hybrid layered (two-dimensional, ...

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH2025

Accelerating Optimization of Halide Perovskites: Two Blueprints for Automation

Christophe Ballif, Christian Michael Wolff, Daniel Anthony Jacobs

The fine-tuning of halide perovskite materials for both performance and stability calls for innovative tools that streamline high-throughput experimentation. Here, we present two complementary systems designed to accelerate the development of solution-proc ...

2025

Enhancing lifetime, forecasting, and economic benefits of photovoltaic technologies undergoing UV-induced degradation with optical filtering

Christophe Ballif, Antonin Faes, Christian Michael Wolff, Marion Solange Madeleine Dussouillez

Ultraviolet-induced degradation (UV-ID) of various PV cell types was analyzed under optical UV filters with different cutoff wavelengths. Cell types studied included interdigitated back contact (IBC), passivated emitter and rear totally diffused (PERT), an ...

2025

Optimizing photon capture: advancements in amorphous silicon-based microchannel plates

Christophe Ballif, Edoardo Charbon, Claudio Bruschini, Emanuele Ripiccini, Nicolas Würsch, Luca Massimiliano Antognini, Samira Alexandra Frey

Microchannel plates are electron multipliers widely used in applications such as particle detection, imaging, or mass spectrometry and are often paired with a photocathode to enable photon detection. Conventional microchannel plates, made of glass fibers, ...

2025

Making from Breaking: Degradation Inversion Enables Vapor-Phase Synthesis of Halide Perovskites in Ambient Conditions

Christophe Ballif, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Christian Michael Wolff, Austin George Kuba, Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr Othman, Kerem Artuk

Vapor phase deposition of formamidinium-rich perovskites is hampered by the decomposition of formamidine in the vapor phase. We use the reversibility of this reaction to establish a dynamic equilibrium that enables the vapor-phase synthesis of formamidiniu ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2025

Three decades, three climates: environmental and material impacts on the long-term reliability of photovoltaic modules

Christophe Ballif, Hugo James André Quest

This study analyses 30+ years of PV performance in Switzerland, highlighting the reliability of early 90s modules. It examines outdoor system- and indoor module-level data, emphasising the importance of BOM and the benefits of lower temperatures. ...

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)2025

Co-annealing of PECVD boron emitters and poly-Si passivating contacts for leaner TOPCon solar cell fabrication

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Sofia Libraro, Julien Hurni, Ezgi Genç

This study investigates the feasibility of a single-step annealing process for tunnel oxide passivating contact (TOPCon) solar cell fabrication to replace the conventional two-step approach. We present a novel method using a single thermal treatment to sim ...

2025

nc-SiC by PECVD for High-Temperature Passivating Contacts

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Julien Hurni, Ezgi Genç

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)2025