Title of article :
Development of RTP for industrial solar cell processing
Author/Authors :
Horzel، نويسنده , , J. and Allebe، نويسنده , , C. and Szlufcik، نويسنده , , J. and Sivoththaman، نويسنده , , S.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
Abstract :
Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP), originally developed for processing microelectronic devices has been investigated in the recent decade for its potential in the production of Si solar cells. This paper will discuss the use of RTP for industrial Si solar cells with screen-printed contacts. Printed metal contacts require adapted emitters when good fill factors should be achieved. Multi-crystalline Si substrates require to adapt the temperature ramps of RTP to avoid minority carrier lifetime degradation from activated defect centres. Finally, industrial processing requires high throughput that cannot be achieved with conventional RTP equipment. This paper will present an advanced selective emitter process and a recently developed continuous RTP system that meet for the first time the requirements to make RTP compatible with industrial solar cell processing. The limits of industrial RTP solar cell processing will be discussed.
Keywords :
RTP , c-Si , Screen-printing , Industrial processing , Selective emitter , UV enhancement
Journal title :
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Journal title :
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells