Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells on Glass With Open-Circuit Voltages Above 620 mV Formed by Liquid-Phase Crystallization
- 2 October 2014
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
- Vol. 4 (6), 1496-1501
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2014.2358799
Abstract
Liquid-phase crystallization (LPC) using line-shaped energy sources such as laser or electron beam has proven to be a suitable method to grow large grained high-quality silicon films onto commercially well-available glass substrates. In this study, we compare cw-diode laser-crystallized absorbers with electron beam-crystallized material using back contacted back junction solar cells. Furthermore, the influence of the absorber doping concentration thickness on the solar cell performance is studied. Using experimental data obtained on test structures, as well as solar cells and 1-D device simulations, an ideal dopant concentration is determinedtobe 2 - 6 × 10 16 cm -3 , in combination with an absorber thickness of 10-20 μm. Finally, we present a slightly modified cell process to reduce the optical losses, which resulted in conversion efficiencies of up to 11.8%.Keywords
Funding Information
- Globe-Si Project of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (0325446A)
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