Integrating surface nanotextures into thin crystalline-Si solar cells: The case of a 1μm-thin nanoimprinted heterojunction cell

Valerie Depauw; Ines Massiot; Wanghua Chen; Christos Trompoukis; Twan Bearda; Alexandre Dmitriev; Pere Roca I. Cabarrocas; Ivan Gordon; Jef Poortmans

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366870

Integrating surface nanotextures into thin crystalline-Si solar cells: The case of a 1μm-thin nanoimprinted heterojunction cell

Valerie Depauw
, Ines Massiot
, Wanghua Chen
, Christos Trompoukis
, Twan Bearda
, Alexandre Dmitriev
, Pere Roca I. Cabarrocas
, Ivan Gordon
, Jef Poortmans

Imec
Chalmers University of Technology
Université Paris-Saclay
KU Leuven
Hasselt University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Texturing of crystalline silicon at the light wavelength scale is a promising approach for light management in ever thinner cells. However, this approach requires adapting the device design and process, which has so far revealed to be a challenging task. Indeed, successful integration requires compromising the excellent optical properties for preserving the electrical ones. We briefly summarize what has been learned so far in the community and illustrate some of these learnings with the fabrication and improvement of 1-μ m-thin monocrystalline nanotextured silicon solar cells.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509056057
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366870
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 - Washington, United States Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017

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Name	2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017

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Conference	44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	25/06/17 → 30/06/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Crystalline silicon
Heterojunction
Light management
Light trapping
Nanotexture
Thin-film

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Depauw, V., Massiot, I., Chen, W., Trompoukis, C., Bearda, T., Dmitriev, A., Cabarrocas, P. R. I., Gordon, I., & Poortmans, J. (2017). Integrating surface nanotextures into thin crystalline-Si solar cells: The case of a 1μm-thin nanoimprinted heterojunction cell. In 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 (pp. 1-6). (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366870

Depauw, Valerie ; Massiot, Ines ; Chen, Wanghua et al. / Integrating surface nanotextures into thin crystalline-Si solar cells : The case of a 1μm-thin nanoimprinted heterojunction cell. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 1-6 (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017).

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Integrating surface nanotextures into thin crystalline-Si solar cells: The case of a 1μm-thin nanoimprinted heterojunction cell. / Depauw, Valerie; Massiot, Ines; Chen, Wanghua et al.
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 1-6 (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017).

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Integrating surface nanotextures into thin crystalline-Si solar cells: The case of a 1μm-thin nanoimprinted heterojunction cell

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