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Process simplification for 15.6×15.6 cm2 interdigitated back contact silicon solar cells by laser doping.
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Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells . Apr2017, Vol. 163, p66-72. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- In this paper we propose a possible process simplification for pseudosquare 15.6×15.6 cm 2 Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC) CZ-Si solar cells. By using laser doping to create a selective BSF, one out of three diffusions and a wet etching step can be avoided, compared to a completely diffusion-based process flow. We show numerical optimization of this simplified cell structure in terms of: i) rear optics with additional SiN x capping layer, ii) contact fraction of the selective BSF. The results feature a top cell efficiency of 21.7% measured over the area of 239 cm 2 . Further characterization implies that cells were limited mainly by: i) FF losses attributed to lateral majority carrier transport in the BSF region and increased J 02 losses, ii) current loss which can be related to the BSF region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09270248
- Volume :
- 163
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 122414881
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.12.041