Thin film silicon photovoltaics: Architectural perspectives and technological issues

Mercaldo, Lucia V.; Addonizio, M.L.; Noce, M. Della; Veneri, P. Delli; Scognamiglio, Alessandra; Privato, C.

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.11.034

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“…According to Technical Building Code of Spain [9] two solutions can be suitable: architectural integrated PV elements or overlapping PV modules. Those concepts are also defined by several authors in the bibliography [10][11][12].…”

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‘State-of-the-art’ of building integrated photovoltaic products

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During the last decades, the photovoltaic (PV) modules and their associated architectural materials are increasingly being incorporated into the construction of the building envelope such as facade, roof and skylights in the urban centers.This paper analyzes the-state-of-the-art of the PV elements and construction materials which are advertised as BIPV-products at the most important companies in the world. For this purpose 136 companies and 445 PV elements have been investigated and analyzed from a technical and architectural point of view. Also, the study has been divided into two main groups according to industry which producing the product: BIPV-Modules, which comes from the PV modules manufacturers and consist of standard PV-modules with some variations in its aesthetic features, support or dimensions; and PVConstructions Elements, which consist of conventional constructive elements with architectural features intentionally manufactured for photovoltaic integration. In advance for conclusions, the solar tile is the most common PV-constructions element, the Si-crystalline is the most widely used PV technology, and the BIPV-urban furniture is the fastest growing market experienced in recent years. However, it is clear the absences of innovative elements which meet at the same time both the constructive purpose as the quality standards of PV technology.

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“…In the past few years aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) has appeared as a good candidate in amorphous and microcrystalline silicon thin film solar cells [11,12]. This material presents good transparency and conductivity properties and it can be textured during or after deposition.…”

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Effect of annealing on silicon heterojunction solar cells with textured ZnO:Al as transparent conductive oxide

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We report on silicon heterojunction solar cells using textured aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) as a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) instead of flat indium tin oxide. Double side silicon heterojunction solar cell were fabricated by radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on high life time N-type float zone crystalline silicon wafers. On both sides of these cells we have deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering ZnO:Al layers of thickness ranging from 800 nm to 1400 nm. These TCO layers were then textured by dipping the samples in a 0.5% hydrochloric acid. External quantum efficiency as well as I-V under 1 sun illumination measurements showed an increase of the current for the cells using textured ZnO:Al. The cells were then annealed at 150• C, 175• C and 200• C during 30 min in ambient atmosphere and characterized at each annealing step. The results show that annealing has no impact on the open circuit voltage of the devices but that up to a 175• C it enhances their short circuit current, consistent with an overall enhancement of their spectral response. Our results suggest that ZnO:Al is a promising material to increase the short circuit current (Jsc) while avoiding texturing the c-Si substrate.

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“…We will start from the single building scale and with the energy generation within the building's envelope, to enlarge the discussion to the energy generation within the building's footprint, up to the 'on-site' generation, in the case of a single building or of a cluster of buildings. The building can be seen as a fantastic integrator of technologies [1], which allows for the ZEB objective and for a good aesthetical performance, too. As a very early and pioneering example where the building is conceived as an integrator of technologies, we will give the House Chanelle, designed by the Norwegian architect Harald Røstvik [2], built in Stavanger (Norway), on the occasion of the Future Exhibition in 1988 (Figure 1).…”

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A Revolution for Architecture and Photovoltaic's Zero Energy Buildings: A New Opportunity and Challenge for Technology Based Design

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2015

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Thin film silicon photovoltaics: Architectural perspectives and technological issues

Cited by 69 publications

References 20 publications

‘State-of-the-art’ of building integrated photovoltaic products

‘State-of-the-art’ of building integrated photovoltaic products

Effect of annealing on silicon heterojunction solar cells with textured ZnO:Al as transparent conductive oxide

A Revolution for Architecture and Photovoltaic's Zero Energy Buildings: A New Opportunity and Challenge for Technology Based Design

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