TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel multicrystalline silicon solar cell using grain boundary etching treatment and transparent conducting oxide
AU - Lim, Dong Gun
AU - Jang, Dong Min
AU - Yi, Junsin
PY - 2002/4
Y1 - 2002/4
N2 - Grain boundary (GB) in multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) degrades a conversion efficiency of mc-Si solar cell. To reduce the GB effect, we investigated various parameters such as the preferential GB etch, etch time, tin-doped indium-oxide (ITO) electrode, heat treatment, and emitter layer effect. Among various preferential etchants such as Sirtl, Yang, Secco, and Schimmel, a Schimmel etchant illustrated an excellent preferential etching property. We used RF magnetron sputter grown ITO film as a top contact metal. ITO films served as a top electrode as well as an effective AR coating layer. With well-fabricated mc-Si solar cells, we were able to achieve conversion efficiency as high as 16.6% at the input power of 20 mW/cm2.
AB - Grain boundary (GB) in multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) degrades a conversion efficiency of mc-Si solar cell. To reduce the GB effect, we investigated various parameters such as the preferential GB etch, etch time, tin-doped indium-oxide (ITO) electrode, heat treatment, and emitter layer effect. Among various preferential etchants such as Sirtl, Yang, Secco, and Schimmel, a Schimmel etchant illustrated an excellent preferential etching property. We used RF magnetron sputter grown ITO film as a top contact metal. ITO films served as a top electrode as well as an effective AR coating layer. With well-fabricated mc-Si solar cells, we were able to achieve conversion efficiency as high as 16.6% at the input power of 20 mW/cm2.
KW - Grain boundary
KW - ITO
KW - Multicrystalline silicon solar cell
KW - Preferential etching
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0036533247
U2 - 10.1016/S0927-0248(01)00206-9
DO - 10.1016/S0927-0248(01)00206-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036533247
SN - 0927-0248
VL - 72
SP - 571
EP - 578
JO - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
JF - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
IS - 1-4
ER -
