Abstract
Silicon solar cells are now less than 3% absolute from the theoretical efficiency limit. Advanced passivated contact architectures have demonstrated surface saturation current densities close to 1 fA/cm2. We have optimized the thin intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon layer by controlling the deposition temperature and the silane-to-hydrogen dilution ratio. Thin wafers were used as a testbed to increase the sensitivity to surface passivation. By optimizing the intrinsic layer, we reduced the surface saturation current densities from 1.7 fA/cm2 to 0.6 fA/cm2 on textured wafers with thicknesses ranging between 40 and 180 μm. Implied open-circuit voltages over 760 mV were accomplished on p-i/c-Si/i-n structures deposited on n-type CZ wafers with wafer thicknesses below 50 μm. Further, we demonstrated experimentally the potential of using very thin wafers by manufacturing screen-printed silicon heterojunction solar cells on 40 μm thick standalone wafers while achieving an efficiency of 20.48%.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 110715 |
Journal | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells |
Volume | 216 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Heterojunction solar cells
- Open circuit voltage
- Saturation current density
- Silicon
- Surface passivation
- Thin PV cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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Balaji, P. (Contributor), Dauksher, W. J. (Contributor), Augusto, A. (Contributor) & Bowden, S. G. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, Apr 26 2021
DOI: 10.17632/c4v6p9j3jk.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/c4v6p9j3jk
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