Rolf Brendel

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
471 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

Rolf Brendel is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Brendel has authored 471 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 438 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 142 papers in Materials Chemistry and 141 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Rolf Brendel's work include Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (365 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (218 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (138 papers). Rolf Brendel is often cited by papers focused on Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (365 papers), Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (218 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (138 papers). Rolf Brendel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Rolf Brendel's co-authors include Jan Schmidt, Robby Peibst, Jan Krügener, Karsten Bothe, Felix Haase, Agnes Merkle, Thorsten Dullweber, Sören Schäfer, Boris Veith and Michael Rienäcker and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Brendel

461 papers receiving 11.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Laser contact openings for local poly-Si-metal contacts enabling 26.1%-efficient POLO-IBC solar cells

2018 495 citations Felix Haase, Christina Hollemann et al. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells profile →
Surface passivation of high‐efficiency silicon solar cells by atomic‐layer‐deposited Al₂O₃

2008 395 citations Jan Schmidt, Rolf Brendel et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications profile →
Surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells: Present and future

2018 337 citations Jan Schmidt, Robby Peibst et al. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ultrasonic Tinning of Al Busbars for a Silver-Free Rear Side on Bifacial Silicon Solar Cells 2025 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·(unknown), (unknown), Rolf Brendel, Henning Schulte‐Huxel	1
2	Land competition and its impact on decarbonized energy systems: A case study for Germany 2024 ·Energy Strategy Reviews ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dennis Bredemeier, Raphael Niepelt, Astrid Bensmann, Richard Hanke‐Rauschenbach, Michael H. Breitner, Rolf Brendel	6
3	Multi-criteria energy system analysis of onshore wind power distribution in climate-neutral Germany 2024 ·Energy Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Astrid Bensmann, Raphael Niepelt, Rolf Brendel, Richard Hanke‐Rauschenbach	5
4	Flexibility is the key to decarbonizing heat supply: A case study based on the German energy system 2024 ·Energy Conversion and Management ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Raphael Niepelt, Astrid Bensmann, Rolf Brendel, Richard Hanke‐Rauschenbach, Michael H. Breitner	0
5	Novel busbar design for screen-printed front side Al metallization of high-efficiency solar cell 2023 ·Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ·Henning Schulte‐Huxel, (unknown), Byungsul Min, (unknown), Rolf Brendel	1
6	The Influence of Falling Costs for Electrolyzers on the Location Factors for Green Hydrogen Production 2023 ·Solar RRL ·Raphael Niepelt, (unknown), Dennis Bredemeier, (unknown), (unknown), Astrid Bensmann, Richard Hanke‐Rauschenbach, Rolf Brendel	5
7	Extended FF and V _OC Parameterizations for Silicon Solar Cells 2023 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Karsten Bothe, David Hinken, Rolf Brendel	5
8	Large‐scale spatiotemporal calculation of photovoltaic capacity factors using ray tracing: A case study in urban environments 2023 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Dennis Bredemeier, Carsten Schinke, Raphael Niepelt, Rolf Brendel	5
9	Multi‐Spectrum Method for the Determination of the Spectral Responsivity and the Short‐Circuit Current of Photovoltaic Devices 2023 ·Solar RRL ·David Hinken, Carsten Schinke, Karsten Bothe, Rolf Brendel	1
10	Analytic Efficiency Optimization of Solar Cells under Light Concentration in the Framework of the Single‐Diode Model 2023 ·Solar RRL ·Rolf Brendel	1
11	Hydrogen supply scenarios for a climate neutral energy system in Germany 2022 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Raphael Niepelt, Astrid Bensmann, Richard Hanke‐Rauschenbach, Rolf Brendel	23
12	Firing stability of tube furnace‐annealed n‐type poly‐Si on oxide junctions 2021 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Christina Hollemann, Michael Rienäcker, Anastasia Soeriyadi, (unknown), Felix Haase, Jan Krügener, Brett Hallam, Rolf Brendel, Robby Peibst	18
13	Impact of Local Back-Surface-Field Thickness Variation on Performance of PERC Solar Cells 2021 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Byungsul Min, M. Müller, Bettina Wolpensinger, Gerd Fischer, Phedon Palinginis, Dirk Holger Neuhaus, Rolf Brendel	4
14	Modeling recombination and contact resistance of poly‐Si junctions 2020 ·Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications ·Nils Folchert, Robby Peibst, Rolf Brendel	21
15	Degradation and Regeneration of n ⁺-Doped Poly-Si Surface Passivation on p-Type and n-Type Cz-Si Under Illumination and Dark Annealing 2020 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Michael Winter, Stefan Bordihn, Robby Peibst, Rolf Brendel, Jan Schmidt	21
16	Determining the spectral responsivity of solar cells under standard test conditions 2019 ·Measurement Science and Technology ·David Hinken, Ingo Kröger, S. Winter, Rolf Brendel, Karsten Bothe	2
17	Accurate Calculation of the Absorptance Enhances Efficiency Limit of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells With Lambertian Light Trapping 2018 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Sören Schäfer, Rolf Brendel	77
18	From PERC to Tandem: POLO- and p⁺/n⁺ Poly-Si Tunneling Junction as Interface Between Bottom and Top Cell 2018 ·IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics ·Robby Peibst, Michael Rienäcker, Byungsul Min, (unknown), Raphael Niepelt, Tobias Wietler, Thorsten Dullweber, (unknown), J. Hübner, M. Oestreich, Rolf Brendel	28
19	Uncertainty analysis for the coefficient of band-to-band absorption of crystalline silicon 2015 ·AIP Advances ·Carsten Schinke, Christian Peest, J. Schmidt, Rolf Brendel, Karsten Bothe, M. Vogt, Ingo Kröger, S. Winter, A. Schirmacher, Siew Yee Lim, Hieu T. Nguyen, Daniel Macdonald	353
20	Mesoporous Germanium Formation by Electrochemical Etching 2009 ·Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·Elena Rojas, Heiko Plagwitz, Barbara Terheiden, Jlm Jan Hensen, C. Baur, (unknown), G. Strobl, Rolf Brendel	39

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