Title :
Unified texturization method for mono- and multi-crystalline silicon solar cells
Author :
Dimitrov, D.Z. ; Wu, D.-C. ; Lin, C.-H.
Author_Institution :
Green Energy & Environ. Res. Labs., Ind. Technol. Res. Inst., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A texturization method suitable for both c- and mc-Si is developed. The method is applied on as-cut wafers and is found to be suitable for combined saw damage removal and texture formation. The texturization with inverted surface structures was obtained using wet chemistry process sequence at room temperatures without using a mask and lithography. Potential for an improvement of the standard screen - printing cells performance by incorporation of the new developed texturization method is demonstrated.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; surface treatment; inverted surface structures; monocrystalline silicon solar cells; multicrystalline silicon solar cells; saw damage removal; temperature 293 K to 298 K; texture formation; texturization method; wet chemistry process sequence; Conferences; Etching; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Reflectivity; Silicon; Solar energy;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2011 37th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9966-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186130
