Atomic layer deposition(ALD)can synthesise materials with atomic-scale precision.The ability to tune the material composition,film thickness with excellent conformality,allow low-temperature processing,and in-situ rea...Atomic layer deposition(ALD)can synthesise materials with atomic-scale precision.The ability to tune the material composition,film thickness with excellent conformality,allow low-temperature processing,and in-situ real-time monitoring makes this technique very appealing for a wide range of applications.In this review,we focus on the application of ALD layers in a wide range of solar cells.We focus on industrial silicon,thin film,organic and quantum dot solar cells.It is shown that the merits of ALD have already been exploited in a wide range of solar cells at the lab scale and that ALD is already applied in high-volume manufacturing of silicon solar cells.展开更多
基金Australian Renewable Energy Agency(ARENA)as part of ARENA's Research and Development Program–Solar PV Research(Grant 2017/RND007)the Qatar National Research Fund(a member of Qatar Foundation,NPRP Grant#NPRP9-021-009).
文摘Atomic layer deposition(ALD)can synthesise materials with atomic-scale precision.The ability to tune the material composition,film thickness with excellent conformality,allow low-temperature processing,and in-situ real-time monitoring makes this technique very appealing for a wide range of applications.In this review,we focus on the application of ALD layers in a wide range of solar cells.We focus on industrial silicon,thin film,organic and quantum dot solar cells.It is shown that the merits of ALD have already been exploited in a wide range of solar cells at the lab scale and that ALD is already applied in high-volume manufacturing of silicon solar cells.