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@ARTICLE{Smeets:823951,
author = {Smeets, M. and Bittkau, K. and Lentz, F. and Richter,
Alexei and Ding, K. and Carius, R. and Rau, U. and Paetzold,
U. W.},
title = {{P}ost passivation light trapping back contacts for silicon
heterojunction solar cells},
journal = {Nanoscale},
volume = {8},
number = {44},
issn = {2040-3372},
address = {Cambridge},
publisher = {RSC Publ.},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-06579},
pages = {18726 - 18733},
year = {2016},
abstract = {Light trapping in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells is
an essential building block for high efficiency solar cells
targeting low material consumption and low costs. In this
study, we present the successful implementation of highly
efficient light-trapping back contacts, subsequent to the
passivation of Si heterojunction solar cells. The back
contacts are realized by texturing an amorphous silicon
layer with a refractive index close to the one of
crystalline silicon at the back side of the silicon wafer.
As a result, decoupling of optically active and electrically
active layers is introduced. In the long run, the presented
concept has the potential to improve light trapping in
monolithic Si multijunction solar cells as well as solar
cell configurations where texturing of the Si absorber
surfaces usually results in a deterioration of the
electrical properties. As part of this study, different
light-trapping textures were applied to prototype silicon
heterojunction solar cells. The best path length enhancement
factors, at high passivation quality, were obtained with
light-trapping textures based on randomly distributed
craters. Comparing a planar reference solar cell with an
absorber thickness of 280 μm and additional anti-reflection
coating, the short-circuit current density (JSC) improves
for a similar solar cell with light-trapping back contact.
Due to the light trapping back contact, the JSC is enhanced
around 1.8 mA cm−2 to 38.5 mA cm−2 due to light trapping
in the wavelength range between 1000 nm and 1150 nm.},
cin = {IEK-5},
ddc = {600},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IEK-5-20101013},
pnm = {121 - Solar cells of the next generation (POF3-121) /
CHEETAH - Cost-reduction through material optimisation and
Higher EnErgy outpuT of solAr pHotovoltaic modules - joining
Europe’s Research and Development efforts in support of
its PV industry (609788) / HITEC - Helmholtz
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and Climate
Research (HITEC) (HITEC-20170406)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-121 / G:(EU-Grant)609788 /
G:(DE-Juel1)HITEC-20170406},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000387858700019},
doi = {10.1039/C6NR04960E},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/823951},
}