Journal
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 212, Issue 1, Pages 162-165Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201431120
Keywords
epitaxy; laser crystallization; multicrystalline materials; silicon; solar cells; thin films
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In this paper, we demonstrate a two-step laser crystallization process for thin film silicon solar cells on glass. In a first step a 5 mu m thick amorphous silicon layer is crystallized by a diode laser to get the absorber. The multicrystalline layer consists of grains with sizes in the range of 1 mm to 10 mm. In a second step a thin amorphous silicon layer is epitaxially crystallized by an excimer laser to form the emitter. Epitaxy was investigated in a fluence range of 700 to 1200 mJ/cm(2). The resulting thickness of the emitter is measured and numerically simulated, both resulting in 185 nm for a fluence of 1100 mJ/cm(2). The solar cells achieve maximum open circuit voltages of 548 mV, short-circuit current densities of up to 22.0mA/cm(2) and an efficiency of 8.0%. (C) 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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