Thin-film polycrystalline silicon solar cells formed by diode laser crystallisation

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1377-1383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathon Dore ◽  
Rhett Evans ◽  
Ute Schubert ◽  
Bonne D. Eggleston ◽  
Daniel Ong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Diode Laser ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells

Intermediate Layers for Thin-Film Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells on Glass Formed by Diode Laser Crystallization

2012 ◽  
Vol 1426 ◽  
pp. 63-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathon Dore ◽  
Rhett Evans ◽  
Bonne D. Eggleston ◽  
Sergey Varlamov ◽  
Martin A. Green
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Diode Laser ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Crystallization Process ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Laser Crystallization ◽  
Intermediate Layers ◽  
Multilayer Stacks

ABSTRACTIntermediate layers between silicon and borosilicate glass are investigated for compatibility with a diode laser crystallization technique for fabrication of thin-film polycrystalline silicon solar cells. SiCx, SiNx and SiOx layers or multilayer stacks of these materials have allowed silicon films of 10μm thickness to be successfully crystallized by diode laser irradiation without dewetting, with each option offering different advantages. SiCx allows the most robust crystallization process, while SiOx is the best barrier to contamination and the most stable layer. SiNx offers the best anti-reflection coating for superstrate configured solar cells. Presently, best device performance is achieved with a SiOxintermediate layer with cells achieving up to ∼540 mV open-circuit voltage.

Processing and characterization of efficient thin-film polycrystalline silicon solar cells

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Gordon ◽  
Dries Van Gestel ◽  
Yu Qiu ◽  
Srisaran Venkatachalam ◽  
Guy Beaucarne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells

N-type thin-film polycrystalline-silicon solar cells using a seed layer approach

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Qiu ◽  
Ozge Tuzun ◽  
Ivan Gordon ◽  
Srisaran Venkatachalam ◽  
Abdelilah Slaoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Seed Layer ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells

Effect of grain size and dislocation density on the performance of thin film polycrystalline silicon solar cells

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (11) ◽  
pp. 7635-7640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsuru Imaizumi ◽  
Tadashi Ito ◽  
Masafumi Yamaguchi ◽  
Kyojiro Kaneko
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dislocation Density ◽  
Polycrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells
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