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Minimising bulk lifetime degradation during the processing of interdigitated back contact silicon solar cell

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Rahman, T., To, A., Pollard, M. E., Grant, Nicholas E., Colwell, J., Payne, D. N. R., Murphy, John D., Bagnall, D. M., Hoex, B. and Boden, S. A. (2018) Minimising bulk lifetime degradation during the processing of interdigitated back contact silicon solar cell. Progress in Photovoltaics, 26 (1). pp. 38-47. doi:10.1002/pip.2928

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Abstract

In this work, we develop a fabrication process for an interdigitated back contact solar cell using BBr3 diffusion to form the p+ region and POCl3 diffusion to form the n+ regions. We use the industry standard technology computer-aided design modelling package, Synopsys Sentaurus, to optimize the geometry of the device using doping profiles derived from electrochemical capacitance voltage measurements. Cells are fabricated using n-type float-zone silicon substrates with an emitter fraction of 60%, with localized back surface field and contact holes. Key factors affecting cell performance are identified including the impact of e-beam evaporation, dry etch damage, and bulk defects in the float zone silicon substrate. It is shown that a preoxidation treatment of the wafer can lead to a 2 ms improvement in bulk minority carrier lifetime at the cell level, resulting in a 4% absolute efficiency boost.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering
Journal or Publication Title: Progress in Photovoltaics
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN: 1062-7995
Official Date: January 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
January 2018Published
12 September 2017Available
9 August 2017Accepted
Volume: 26
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 38-47
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2928
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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