Applying Silver Tellurite to Optimize Ag/Si Contact Interface in Silicon Solar Cells

Nowadays,researches on developing new etching materials to optimize the Ag/Si contact interface in silicon solar cells(SSCs)are rare,which alleviates the further development of SSCs.In this study,silver tellurite(Ag2 TeO3,monoclinic,P21/a(14))is synthesized and developed as an excellent etching material in SSCs.The Ag2TeO3 displays a low starting temperature of etching Si3N4 of^545°C,which is^160°C lower than that of PbO.Besides,by applying Ag2TeO3,conductive silver nanoparticles with a length of about 300~500 nm and a thickness of^50 nm form in the Ag/Si contact interface,which effectively reduces the Ag-Si contact resistance,and leads to a high solar cell efficiency of^18.4%.This study opens a new window for further enhancing the solar cell efficiency in the future.