Title :
Random Isotropic Texturing of Sliver Silicon Solar Cells
Author :
Powell, O. ; Stocks, M. ; Questiaux, D. ; Kerr, M. ; Verlinden, P.
Author_Institution :
Origin Energy Solar Pty. Ltd., Adelaide, SA
Abstract :
Texturing has enabled the manufacture of SLIVER cells with efficiencies in excess of 19% and boosts in SLIVER module performance of 16%. The improvement was due to reduced reflection losses and improved light trapping. Excellent texturing results could also be expected on multicrystalline silicon wafers due to the isotropic nature of the texturing process
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; surface texture; SLIVER module performance; SLIVER silicon solar cells; Si; light trapping; multicrystalline silicon wafers; random isotropic texturing; reflection losses; Absorption; Australia; Encapsulation; Etching; Light scattering; Optical reflection; Particle scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor films; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279367
