期刊
THIN SOLID FILMS
卷 573, 期 -, 页码 176-184出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.053
关键词
Thin-film silicon solar cells; Defective regions; Combined model; Non-conformal layer growth; Textured interfaces; Light management; Rigorous optical modelling
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资金
- European FP7 project Fast Track [283501]
- Slovenian Research Agency [P2-0197, J2-5466]
- Slovenian Research Agency
In this paper previously developed combined model of non-conformal layer growth is used to calculate positions in thin-film silicon solar cells where defective regions are expected to be formed within semiconductor layers, depending on the substrate texture. This enables omission of the textures leading to cells of poor electrical quality in the early process of optical optimisation of the cells and substrate texture design. Coupled with three dimensional rigorous optical simulations, substrate textures are optimised with respect to high short-circuit current and defectless layer growth in micromorph silicon solar cells. Firstly, the approach of determination of defective regions is validated on realistic structures. Secondly, analysis of the effects of texture shape and of the material and the thickness of the grown layer is carried out. Thirdly, optimisation of substrate texture for micromorph type of solar cell is performed for sinusoidal, widened and semi-circular textures. Results on widened textures show, that smoothing/widening of the valleys does not always suppress the formation of defective regions in mu c-Si:H and a-Si:H layers. A semi-circular type of the texture is determined to be the most appropriate for defectless absorbers in the analysed micromorph solar cells in substrate configuration, resulting also in up to 85% increase in short-circuit current of the bottom cell. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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