Title:
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ALUMINUM OXIDE FOR THE SURFACE PASSIVATION OF HIGH EFFICIENCY SILICON SOLAR CELLS
TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION. |
By: |
Armin Richter, Fraunhofer ISE (Editor) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
3839608473 |
ISBN 13: |
9783839608470 |
Publisher: |
FRAUNHOFER IRB VERLAG |
Pub. date: |
23 February, 2015 |
Pages: |
244 |
Description: |
Thin layers of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) are highly relevant for various high-efficiency silicon solar cell designs, as Al2O3 can provide an excellent passivation of crystalline silicon surfaces. This book deals with the evaluation, optimization and in-depth analysis of such passivating Al2O3 layers deposited by atomic layer deposition. |
Synopsis: |
Thin layers of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) are highly relevant for various high-efficiency silicon solar cell designs, as Al2O3 can provide an excellent passivation of crystalline silicon surfaces. One main part of this thesis deals with the evaluation, optimization and in-depth analysis of such passivating Al2O3 layers deposited by atomic layer deposition. In particular the results regarding the properties of the c Si/Al2O3 interface allowed to identify the underlying passivation mechanisms for various process variations. Another part of the thesis deals with the realization of p+nn+ silicon solar cells through the application and evaluation of industrially feasible technologies, i.e. for the front side boron-doped p+ emitter (based on the Al2O3 surface passivation), as well as for the diffusion and passivation of the rear side n+ back surface field. The excellent silicon surface passivation obtained in this thesis allowed in addition the experimental investigation of the Auger recombination in high-purity crystalline silicon with an improved precision, based on which results a new parameterization of the Auger recombination was developed.This parameterization was used to reassess the intrinsic efficiency limit of crystalline silicon solar cells. |
Illustrations: |
num., mostly col. illus. and tab. |
Publication: |
Germany |
Imprint: |
Fraunhofer Verlag |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |