Passivation of the surface of rear contact solar cells by porous silicon

Nichiporuk, O.; Kaminski, A.; Lemiti, M.; Fave, Alain; Litvinenko, S. V.; Skryshevsky, V. A.

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.053

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“…When a solar cell structure is present, the uniformity of the passivation layer can be determined with a Light Beam Induced Current (LBIC) measurement [9]. Figure 4 represents a LBIC measurement with an 850nm laser onto a cell processed with process (b); this is with the passivation stack and without a BSF.…”

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Industrial type passivation on interdigitated back junction solar cells

Robbelein

Kerschaver

Posthuma

et al. 2009

2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

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Interdigitated Back Junction (IBJ) solar cells are suited to be realized on thin wafers, since they need a combination of high diffusion lengths and thin substrates. Here we present an industrial type passivation stack at the rear surface of an IBJ solar cell, consisting of a low quality SiO2 and a SiNx layer, which has proven its value in the i-PERC concept developed at IMEC. QuasiSteady-State Photo Conductance (QSSPC) lifetime measurements indicate an improvement of lifetime from 10µs to 180µs after application and rapid thermal processing (RTP) of the industrial passivation stack. For the IBJ solar cell concept without back surface field (BSF); this results in an absolute increase in energy conversion efficiency of 2% absolute, going from 14% to 16% and with a BSF up to 18%. Out of the presented cell data we can conclude the excellent passivation quality of the applied industrial passivation stack.

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Industrial type passivation on interdigitated back junction solar cells

Robbelein

Kerschaver

Posthuma

et al. 2009

2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

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“…Mono‐ and multilayered as well as hybrid heterostructures based on inorganic and organic materials are widely used presently for development of photoelectric converters of solar energy . Organic, in particular, polymethine dyes can serve here as the centers of light absorption and photogeneration of electric charge carriers.…”

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Photoelectric properties of the photoconducting film composites based on ferrocenyl‐ and carbazolyl‐containing oligomer doped with polymethine dye

Давиденко

Ishchenko

et al. 2016

Materialwissenschaft Werkst

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New photosensitive polymeric film composites based on oligomer containing ferrocenyl and carbazolyl fragments doped with symmetric polymethine dye are synthesized. Their photoelectric properties are investigated. Photovoltaic properties of these composites are detected. The mechanisms and peculiarities of the photovoltaic and photodielectric effects are discussed.Keywords: Polymeric film composites / ferrocenyl-and carbazolyl-containing oligomer / polymethine dyes / photovoltaic / Dember effect / photodielectric effect / capture of charge carriers Schlüsselwörter: Polymer-Verbundfilme / ferrocenyl-und carbazolylhaltiges Oligomer / Polymethinfarbstoff / Fotovoltaik / Dember-Effekt / Fotodielektrikeffekt / Erfassung von Ladungsträgern

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“…3 Thus, the LBIC technique has been used for research in different fields related to photovoltaic energy: the superficial study of silicon structures, 4-8 the study of grain boundaries on silicon based solar cells, [9][10][11] the study of polycrystalline solar cells, [12][13][14][15][16] the study of thin-film photovoltaic modules, 17,18 the study of non-silicon based photovoltaic or semiconductor devices, 3,19,20 and the study of dye-sensitized solar cells. 21,22 The spatial resolution of the images obtained using the LBIC technique depends on the size of the spot laser.…”

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Experimental analysis and computer simulation of a methodology for laser focusing in the solar cell characterization by laser beam induced current

Navas

Alcántara

Fernández‐Lorenzo

et al. 2012

Review of Scientific Instruments

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This paper presents a quick methodology for focusing a laser beam on a photoactive surface based on performing a single line scan while simultaneously modifying the laser's position over the surface and the distance between the focusing lens and the active surface. The methodology was tested using the computer simulation technique. Several configurations were computer simulated by programming different experimental situations to discover the situations in which this focusing methodology would provide optimum results. The conclusions obtained from computer simulation methodology were checked by means of experimental tests using several solar cells, such as a thin-film amorphous silicon solar cell, a monocrystalline silicon solar cell, and a polycrystalline silicon solar cell. From the tests performed, we concluded that optimum focusing is achieved in systems in which the laser beam induced current signal generated by the photoactive surface has no large heterogeneities (e.g., fingers or grain boundaries), artefacts, or defects. Thus, the best results are achieved in systems where the surface of the photovoltaic device has a certain degree of homogeneity.

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Passivation of the surface of rear contact solar cells by porous silicon

Cited by 33 publications

References 9 publications

Industrial type passivation on interdigitated back junction solar cells

Industrial type passivation on interdigitated back junction solar cells

Photoelectric properties of the photoconducting film composites based on ferrocenyl‐ and carbazolyl‐containing oligomer doped with polymethine dye

Experimental analysis and computer simulation of a methodology for laser focusing in the solar cell characterization by laser beam induced current

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