Christopher Kranz

447 total citations
16 papers, 382 citations indexed

About

Christopher Kranz is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Kranz has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 382 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Christopher Kranz's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (15 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (8 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (7 papers). Christopher Kranz is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (15 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (8 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (7 papers). Christopher Kranz collaborates with scholars based in Germany and Australia. Christopher Kranz's co-authors include Thorsten Dullweber, Rolf Brendel, Robby Peibst, Phedon Palinginis, M. Müller, Bettina Wolpensinger, Helge Hannebauer, Gerd Fischer, Daniel Walter and Holger Neuhaus and has published in prestigious journals such as Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications and IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Kranz

16 papers receiving 370 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Kranz Germany	12	374	167	71	62	19	16	382
Zigang Wang China	4	395 1.1×	160 1.0×	81 1.1×	84 1.4×	16 0.8×	7	412
J.H. Bultman Netherlands	9	362 1.0×	122 0.7×	62 0.9×	93 1.5×	13 0.7×	21	379
Jeanette Lindroos Finland	12	448 1.2×	173 1.0×	96 1.4×	99 1.6×	27 1.4×	19	492
Nico Wöhrle Germany	14	475 1.3×	144 0.9×	135 1.9×	65 1.0×	39 2.1×	37	493
Boris Veith‐Wolf Germany	9	360 1.0×	125 0.7×	55 0.8×	123 2.0×	19 1.0×	18	376
Hans-Christoph Ploigt Germany	7	385 1.0×	178 1.1×	105 1.5×	125 2.0×	27 1.4×	9	479
K. Peter Germany	12	281 0.8×	113 0.7×	57 0.8×	96 1.5×	24 1.3×	38	318
Bruno Vicari Stefani Australia	6	305 0.8×	118 0.7×	43 0.6×	57 0.9×	16 0.8×	6	307
Jordi Veirman France	13	442 1.2×	194 1.2×	72 1.0×	114 1.8×	15 0.8×	49	462
Naomi Nandakumar Singapore	14	583 1.6×	257 1.5×	69 1.0×	125 2.0×	18 0.9×	30	604

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16 of 16 papers shown

Kranz, Christopher. (2017). Die Rescue Culture in Großbritannien. 1 indexed citations

Dullweber, Thorsten, Henning Schulte‐Huxel, Christopher Kranz, et al.. (2017). Bifacial PERC+ Solar Cells and Modules: An Overview. EU PVSEC. 649–656. 4 indexed citations

Kranz, Christopher, Bettina Wolpensinger, Friedrich Lottspeich, et al.. (2016). Void formation in screen-printed local aluminum contacts modeled by surface energy minimization. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 158. 11–18. 16 indexed citations

Kranz, Christopher, J. Petermann, Thorsten Dullweber, & Rolf Brendel. (2016). Simulation-based Efficiency Gain Analysis of 21.2%-efficient Screen-printed PERC Solar Cells. Energy Procedia. 92. 109–115. 19 indexed citations

Kranz, Christopher, Bettina Wolpensinger, Rolf Brendel, & Thorsten Dullweber. (2016). Analysis of Local Aluminum Rear Contacts of Bifacial PERC+ Solar Cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics. 6(4). 830–836. 35 indexed citations

Kranz, Christopher, et al.. (2015). Determination of the Contact Resistivity of Screen-printed Al Contacts Formed by Laser Contact Opening. Energy Procedia. 67. 64–69. 14 indexed citations

Brendel, Rolf, Thorsten Dullweber, Robby Peibst, et al.. (2015). Breakdown of the efficiency gap to 29% based on experimental input data and modeling. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 24(12). 1475–1486. 50 indexed citations

Dullweber, Thorsten, Christopher Kranz, Robby Peibst, et al.. (2015). The PERC+ Cell: a 21%-Efficient Industrial Bifacial PERC Solar Cell. EU PVSEC. 341–350. 12 indexed citations

Dullweber, Thorsten, Christopher Kranz, Robby Peibst, et al.. (2015). PERC+: industrial PERC solar cells with rear Al grid enabling bifaciality and reduced Al paste consumption. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 24(12). 1487–1498. 102 indexed citations

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Kranz, Christopher, et al.. (2014). Industrial Cleaning Sequences for Al2O3-passivated PERC Solar Cells. Energy Procedia. 55. 211–218. 7 indexed citations

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Dullweber, Thorsten, Christopher Kranz, Boris Veith, et al.. (2013). Inductively coupled plasma chemical vapour deposited AlOx/SiNy layer stacks for applications in high-efficiency industrial-type silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 112. 196–201. 27 indexed citations

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Kranz, Christopher, et al.. (2013). Wet Chemical Polishing for Industrial Type PERC Solar Cells. Energy Procedia. 38. 243–249. 24 indexed citations

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Dullweber, Thorsten, Christopher Kranz, Dominic Walter, et al.. (2013). Silicon wafer material options for highly efficient p-type PERC solar cells. 3074–3078. 13 indexed citations

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Veith, Boris, Thorsten Dullweber, Christopher Kranz, et al.. (2012). Comparison of ICP-AlOx and ALD-Al2O3 Layers for the Rear Surface Passivation of C-Si Solar Cells. Energy Procedia. 27. 379–384. 31 indexed citations

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Kranz, Christopher, et al.. (2012). Impact of the Rear Surface Roughness on Industrial-Type PERC Solar Cells. EU PVSEC. 557–560. 21 indexed citations

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Dullweber, Thorsten, Boris Veith‐Wolf, Christopher Kranz, et al.. (2012). High-Efficiency Industrial-Type PERC Solar Cells Applying ICP AlOx as Rear Passivation Layer. EU PVSEC. 672–675. 6 indexed citations

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