Substrate and p-layer effects on polymorphous silicon solar cells

S. N. Abolmasov; H. Woo; R. Planques; J. Holovsky; E. V. Johnson; A. Purkrt; P. RocaCabarrocas

doi:10.1051/epjpv/2014007

Substrate and p-layer effects on polymorphous silicon solar cells

S. N. Abolmasov
, H. Woo
, R. Planques
, J. Holovsky
, E. V. Johnson
, A. Purkrt
, P. RocaCabarrocas

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The influence of textured transparent conducting oxide (TCO) substrate and p-layer on the performance of single-junction hydrogenated polymorphous silicon (pm-Si:H) solar cells has been addressed. Comparative studies were performed using p-i-n devices with identical i/n-layers and back reflectors fabricated on textured Asahi U-type fluorine-doped SnO ₂ , low-pressure chemical vapor deposited (LPCVD) boron-doped ZnO and sputtered/etched aluminum-doped ZnO substrates. The p-layers were hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbon and microcrystalline silicon oxide. As expected, the type of TCO and p-layer both have a great influence on the initial conversion efficiency of the solar cells. However they have no effect on the defect density of the pm-Si:H absorber layer.

Original language	English
Article number	55206
Journal	EPJ Photovoltaics
Volume	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2014007
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

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