• DocumentCode
    1460208
  • Title

    Synergistic Effects of Rear-Surface Passivation and the Metal Wrap Through Concept

  • Author

    Thaidigsmann, Benjamin ; Drews, Andreas ; Fellmeth, Tobias ; Saint-Cast, Pierre ; Wolf, Andreas ; Clement, Florian ; Preu, Ralf ; Biro, Daniel

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer Inst. for Solar Energy Syst. ISE, Freiburg, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    109
  • Lastpage
    113
  • Abstract
    We present small-area metal wrap through solar cells with passivated rear side (MWT-PERC), screen-printed metallization, and a homogeneous industrial-like emitter showing an efficiency of 20.2%. A comparison of H-pattern reference cells and cells with aluminum back surface field confirms the advantages of the MWT-PERC approach and reveals significant synergistic effects of rear-surface passivation and wrap through metallization.
  • Keywords
    metallisation; passivation; solar cells; H-pattern reference cells; MWT-PERC approach; homogeneous industrial like emitter; metal wrap through concept; rear surface passivation; screen printed metallization; solar cells; synergistic effect; Educational institutions; P-n junctions; Passivation; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Metal wrap through (MWT); photovoltaic cells; screen printing; surface passivation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photovoltaics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    2156-3381
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2183577
  • Filename
    6161602