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Title: | Simple emitter patterning of silicon heterojunction interdigitated back-contact solar cells using damage-free laser ablation | Authors: | Xu, Menglei Bearda, Twan Filipic, Miha Radhakrishnan, Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan GORDON, Ivan Szlufcik, Jozef POORTMANS, Jef |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Source: | SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 186, p. 78-83 | Abstract: | In early 2017, the world record efficiency for single-junction crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells was achieved by merging amorphous silicon (a-Si:H)/c-Si heterojunction technology and back-contact architecture. However, to fabricate such silicon heterojunction interdigitated back-contact (SHJ-IBC) solar cells, complex a-Si:H patterning steps are required to form the interdigitated a-Si:H strips at the back side of the devices. This fabrication complexity raises concerns about the commercial potential of such devices. In this work, a novel process scheme for a-Si:H patterning using damage-free laser ablation is presented, leading to a fast, simple and photolithography-free emitter patterning approach for SHJ-IBC solar cells. To prevent laser-induced damage to the a-Si:H/c-Si heterocontact, an a-Si:H laser-absorbing layer and a dielectric mask are deposited on top of the a-Si:H/c-Si. Laser ablation only removes the top a-Si:H layer, reducing laser damage to the bottom a-Si:H/c-Si heterocontact under the dielectric mask. This dielectric mask is a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), resulting in a high reflectance of 80% at the laser wavelength and thus providing additional protection to the a-Si:H/c-Si heterocontact. Using such simple a-Si:H patterning method, a proof-of concept 4-cm(2) SHJ-IBC solar cell with an efficiency of up to 22.5% is achieved. | Notes: | [Xu, Menglei; Poortmans, Jef] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Kasteelpk Arenberg 10, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium. [Xu, Menglei; Bearda, Twan; Filipic, Miha; Radhakrishnan, Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan; Gordon, Ivan; Szlufcik, Jozef; Poortmans, Jef] Imec, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium. [Poortmans, Jef] Hasselt Univ, B-3500 Hasselt, Belgium. | Keywords: | Silicon heterojunction; Amorphous silicon; Solar cells; Interdigitated back-contact; Laser ablation; Patterning;Silicon heterojunction; Amorphous silicon; Solar cells; Interdigitated back-contact; Laser ablation; Patterning | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/28829 | ISSN: | 0927-0248 | e-ISSN: | 1879-3398 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.06.027 | ISI #: | 000441491100010 | Rights: | 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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