Investigation of Al back contacts and BSF formation by in situ TEM for silicon solar cells

Autor: Sungeun Park, Chang Sik Son, Young Do Kim, Jooyoung Song, Sung Ju Tark, Donghwan Kim, Sewang Yoon, Chel-Jong Choi, Soonwoo Kwon
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 22:863-869
ISSN: 1062-7995
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2322
Popis: Back contacts for Si solar cells made by Al evaporation and screen printing Al paste were studied by transmission electron microscopy. Si was found to diffuse into the Al during heating. Si diffusion formed vacancies in the Si wafer and Al could then penetrate the Si wafer in spiked formations. The Al spikes retracted during cooling, leaving a doped back surface field region. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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