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BULLETIN OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
Volume 46, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1007/s12034-022-02851-w
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Multicrystalline Si solar cell; reflection loss; antireflection coating; tantalum pentoxide; zinc oxide
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Optically transparent zinc oxide and tantalum pentoxide thin films were deposited on the front surface of a polycrystalline silicon solar cell to minimize light reflection. The deposition was done using vacuum or non-vacuum-based coating techniques. The research used radio frequency sputter deposition technique to achieve uniform coatings of zinc oxide (ZnO), tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5), and ZnO-Ta2O5 blends. The coated solar cells showed improved power conversion efficiency due to enhanced light transmission and were studied for their structural, optical, electrical, morphological, and thermal characteristics.
Optically transparent zinc oxide and tantalum pentoxide thin surface films were deposited on front surface of polycrystalline silicon solar cell in the presence of room temperature for minimizing the incident light reflection. The deposition may be performed through vacuum or non-vacuum-based coating techniques. In this current research work, radio frequency sputter deposition technique was adopted for achieving uniform surface coatings such as zinc oxide (ZnO), tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) and zinc oxide-tantalum pentoxide blends (ZnO-Ta2O5). Antireflective surface coatings enhance light transmission and improve the power conversion efficiency of solar cells. The coated and uncoated solar cells were analysed to study the structural, optical, electrical, morphological and thermal characteristics. The existence of ZnO, Ta2O5 and ZnO-Ta2O5 blends were confirmed by matching the standard diffraction pattern with the obtained X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The average crystallite size determined from obtained XRD analysis was 24.15 nm. ZnO (G1), Ta2O5 (G2) and ZnO-Ta2O5 blends (G3) were coated over solar cell under optimal sputter coating time of 45 min. ZnO-Ta2O5 blend-coated solar cell (G3) exhibited maximum photocurrent and voltage generation of J(sc) = 36.9 mA cm(-2), V-oc = 0.666 V (under direct sunlight) and J(sc) = 40.02 mA cm(-2) and V-oc = 0.671 V (under simulated light source). Through field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) analysis, cross-sectional thickness of various samples were identified as 0.55, 0.61 and 0.63 mu m. From experimental results, the blend-coated solar cell (G3) was found to be promising antireflective coatings for multicrystalline Si solar cells. Neodymium light was significant in replicating consistent solar radiation, especially for promoting growth in green plants and domestic animals.
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