Dopant‐free back contact silicon heterojunction solar cells employing transition metal oxide emitters

The present study investigates the electrical properties of transition metal oxide (TMO) emitters in dopant‐free n‐Si back contact solar cells by comparing the properties of solar cells employing three TMOs (WO_x, MoO_x and V₂O_x) with varying electrical properties acting as p‐type contacts. The TMOs are found to induce large band bending in n‐Si, which reduces the injection level dependent interfacial recombination speed S_eff and contact resistivity ρ_c. Among the TMO/n‐Si contacts considered, the V₂O_x/n‐Si contact achieves the lowest S_eff of 138 cm/s and ρ_c of 0.034 Ω cm², providing the significant advantages over heavily doped a‐Si:H(p)/n‐Si contacts. The best device performance was achieved by the V₂O_x/n‐Si solar cell, demonstrating an efficiency of 16.59% and an open‐circuit voltage of 610 mV relative to solar cells based on MoO_x/n‐Si (15.09%, 594 mV) and WO_x/n‐Si (12.44%, 539 mV). Furthermore, the present work is the first to employ WO_x, V₂O_x and Cs₂CO₃ in back contact solar cells. The fabrication process employed offers great potential for the mass production of back contact solar cells owing to simple, metal mask patterning with high alignment quality and dopant‐free steps conducted at a lower temperature.     

低成本衬底上多晶硅薄膜电池的探索

在低成本、两种纯度的P^ 颗粒硅带衬底(SSP)上，采用RT化学气相沉积(CVD)技术制备了多晶硅薄膜电池。无论高纯硅粉还是低纯硅粉制备的SSP衬底杂质含量都很高且表面凹凸不平；采用4μm／min的沉积速率和钝化作用得到了高质量外延多晶硅薄膜。通过扩散工艺制成的多晶硅薄膜太阳电池的转换效率分别为6．25％(高纯硅粉制成的SSP衬底)和4．5％(低纯硅粉制成的SSP衬底)。     

电致发光成像技术在硅太阳能电池隐性缺陷检测中的应用

论述了一种利用硅太阳能电池在一定偏压下的电致发光(Electroluminescence,EL)成像来检测硅太阳能电池隐性缺陷的方法.硅太阳能电池的EL波长范围为850～1 200 nm.正向偏压下的EL光强反映了少数载流子的浓度及其扩散长度,而反向偏压下的EL区和发光强度对应于电池的缺陷区域和缺陷密度.用硅CCD相机...     

工业级纳米绒面多晶硅太阳电池的制备及其性能研究

基于产线工艺制备了纳米绒面多晶硅太阳电池,并表征其光电转换性能。研究结果表明：相对传统微米绒坑,纳米绒面能够提升多晶硅太阳电池的短路电流,相应的光电转换效率绝对值提升大于0.4%,产线均值光电转换效率超过了19.1%。结合漫反射光谱和外量子效率测试结果,改进的光电转换的原因归结为纳米绒面能够有效地诱捕短波和长波太阳光子,增强短波和长波太阳光响应。本研究证实纳米绒面多晶硅太阳电池可利用产线工艺制备且具有较高的光电转换效率,能够实现产业化。     

CZTS‐based materials and interfaces and their effects on the performance of thin film solar cells

Cu₂ZnSnS₄ (CZTS) and its related materials such as Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ (CZTSe) and Cu₂ZnSn(S,Se)₄ (CZTSSe) have attracted considerable attention as an absorber material for thin film solar cells due to the non‐toxicity, elemental abundance, and large production capacity of their constituents. Despite the similarities between CZTS‐based materials and Cu(In,Ga)Se₂(CIGS), the record efficiency of CZTS‐based solar cells remains significantly lower than that of CIGS solar cells. Considering that the difference between the two lies in the choice of the absorber material, the cause of the lower efficiency of CZTS‐based solar cells can be isolated to the issues associated with CZTS‐based materials and their related interfaces. Herein, these issues and the work done to understand and resolve them is reviewed. Unlike existing review papers, every unique region of CZTS‐based solar cells that contributes to its lower efficiency, namely: (1) the bulk of the absorber, (2) the grain boundaries of the absorber, (3) the absorber/buffer layer interface, and (4) the absorber/back contact interface are surveyed. This review also intends to identify the major unresolved issues and the potential improvement approaches of realizing sizable improvements in the solar cells' efficiency, thus providing a guide as to where research efforts should be focused. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Large‐area p‐type HIP‐MWT silicon solar cells with screen printed contacts exceeding 20% efficiency

We present metal wrap through (MWT) silicon solar cells with passivated surfaces based on a simplified device structure. This so‐called HIP‐MWT structure (high‐performance metal wrap through) does not exhibit an emitter on the rear side and therefore simplifies processing. The confirmed peak efficiency of the fabricated solar cells with an edge length of 125 mm, screen printed contacts and solder pads is 20.2%. To our knowledge, this is the highest value reported for large‐area p‐type silicon solar cells to date.

     

Efficient interdigitated back‐contacted silicon heterojunction solar cells

We present back‐contacted amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells (IBC‐SHJ) on n‐type substrates with fill factors exceeding 78% and high current densities, the latter enabled by a SiN_x /SiO₂ passivated phosphorus‐diffused front surface field. V_oc calculations based on carrier lifetime data of reference samples indicate that for the IBC architecture and the given amorphous silicon layer qualities an emitter buffer layer is crucial to reach a high V_oc, as known for both‐side contacted silicon heterojunction solar cells. A back surface field buffer layer has a minor influence. We observe a boost in solar cell V_oc of 40 mV and a simultaneous fill factor reduction introducing the buffer layer. The aperture‐area efficiency increases from 19.8 ± 0.4% to 20.2 ± 0.4%. Both, efficiencies and fill factors constitute a significant improvement over previously reported values. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

一维衍射光栅和一维光子晶体组成的硅薄膜太阳能电池背反射器

设计了一种由一维衍射光栅和一维光子晶体组成的用于薄膜硅太阳能电池的背反射器,采用勒让德多项式展开法对一维光子晶体和三角形光栅结构进行了参数优化,并对400~1 200 nm入射电磁波的反射率进行了模拟计算。结果表明:在高反射率的一维光子晶体作用下,利用衍射光栅可以得到大倾角的反射光,有效地延长光子在电池吸收体的传播路径,使其得到充分吸收。衍射光栅加光子晶体结构的背反射器可以大幅提高电池的捕光能力,提高太阳能电池的转化效率。     

Contacting boron emitters on n‐type silicon solar cells with aluminium‐free silver screen‐printing pastes

In the production of n‐type Si solar cells, B diffusion is commonly applied to form the p⁺ emitter. Up to now, Ag screen‐printing pastes, generally used to contact P emitters, had been incapable of reliably contact B emitters. Therefore, a small amount of Al is generally added to Ag pastes to allow for reasonable contact resistances. The addition of Al, however, results in deep metal spikes growing into the Si surface that can penetrate the emitter. Losses in open‐circuit voltage are attributed to these deep metal spikes. In this investigation we demonstrate, that state‐of‐the‐art Al‐free Ag screen‐printing pastes are capable to contact BBr₃‐based B emitters covered with different dielectric layers and reach specific contact resistances <1 mΩ cm². Bifacial n‐type solar cells with Al‐free Ag pastes on both sides show efficiencies of up to 18.3% and series resistances <0.5 Ω cm². (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)