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ECN publication
Title:
BEHIND (Back Enhanced Heterostructure with Interdigitated contact) Solar Cell
 
Author(s):
Tucci, M.; Serenelli, L.; Salza, E.; Pirozzi, L.; Cesare, G. de; Caputo, D.; Ceccarelli, M.; Martufi, P.; Iuliis, S. de; Geerligs, L.J.
 
Published by: Publication date:
ECN Solar Energy 1-9-2008
 
ECN report number: Document type:
ECN-M--08-072 Conference Paper
 
Number of pages: Full text:
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Presented at: 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Valencia, Spain, 1-5 september 2008.

Abstract:
In this paper we investigate in detail how the heterostructure concept can be implemented in an interdigitated back contact solar cell, in which both the emitters are formed on the back side of the c-Si wafer by amorphous/crystalline silicon heterostructure, and at the same time the grid-less front surface is passivated by a double layer of amorphous silicon and silicon nitride, which also provides an anti-reflection coating. The entire process, held at temperature below 300 °C, is photolithography-free, using a metallic self-aligned mask to create the interdigitated pattern. An open-circuit voltage of 695 mV has been measured on this device fabricated. The maskassisted deposition process does not influence the uniformity of the deposited amorphous silicon layers. Several technological aspects that limit the fill factor are considered and discussed.


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