Resistive interlayer for improved performance of thin film silicon solar cells on highly textured substrate
| Autor: | Adrian Billet, Christophe Ballif, M. Stueckelberger, Matthieu Despeisse, Peter Cuony, Fanny Meillaud, Andrea Feltrin, Grégory Bugnon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Amorphous silicon
Materials science Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) Silicon business.industry Nanocrystalline silicon silicon chemistry.chemical_element Substrate (electronics) Quantum dot solar cell Polymer solar cell semiconductor growth Monocrystalline silicon chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry semiconductor device reliability solar cells Optoelectronics amorphous semiconductors semiconductor thin films elemental semiconductors silicon compounds Silicon oxide business plasma CVD |
| Zdroj: | Applied Physics Letters. 96:073507 |
| ISSN: | 1077-3118 0003-6951 |
| Popis: | The deposition of thin-film silicon solar cells on highly textured substrates results in improved light trapping in the cell. However, the growth of silicon layers on rough substrates can often lead to undesired current drains, degrading performance and reliability of the cells. We show that the use of a silicon oxide interlayer between the active area and the back contact of the cell permits in such cases to improve the electrical properties. Relative increases of up to 7.5% of fill factor and of 6.8% of conversion efficiency are shown for amorphous silicon cells deposited on highly textured substrates, together with improved yield and low-illumination performance. |
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