A theoretical model of silicon solar cells with ultra-small textured surface has been established based on depletion approximation and drift diffusion theory. The ultra-small textured surface achieves the low reflecta...A theoretical model of silicon solar cells with ultra-small textured surface has been established based on depletion approximation and drift diffusion theory. The ultra-small textured surface achieves the low reflectance by multiple reflections among the silicon nanowires （NWs）. The electrical performances of the solar cells, including open circuit voltage （Voc）, short circuit current （lsc） and conversion efficiency （η）, are analyzed by the theoretical model. The results show that the low reflectance is not the only pursuit in manufacturing the Si NWs solar cells. Other factors including optimizing the surface passivation, improving the silicon wafers quality and designing the proper nanowire length should be considered together with NWs structure.展开更多
The ultra-small textured surface of multicrystalline silicon solar cell,prepared by electroless chemical-etching method,shows an excellent anti-reflection property over a wide spectral bandwidth.A novel back surface p...The ultra-small textured surface of multicrystalline silicon solar cell,prepared by electroless chemical-etching method,shows an excellent anti-reflection property over a wide spectral bandwidth.A novel back surface protection method and front surface passivation method have been used in the multicrystalline solar cells with ultra-small textured surfaces.With these improvements,the back surface remains intact after the etch process and the efficient minority lifetime is apparently increased.The test result shows that the solar cell with ultra-small textured surface can obtain better electrical performances by these improvements.展开更多
Nanostructure-textured solar cell owns unique properties but has some shortages especially in its fabrication and passivation.In this paper,nanostructures for crystalline silicon solar cell have been synthesized by co...Nanostructure-textured solar cell owns unique properties but has some shortages especially in its fabrication and passivation.In this paper,nanostructures for crystalline silicon solar cell have been synthesized by controllable method based on silver catalyzed chemical etching.In this way,only the front surface of cell is etched and rear surface is protected.It was found that cells textured via the new method obtained equally excellent optical while superior electrical properties compared with those textured via traditional HF/AgNO3 etching.The V OC and I SC of the cell were improved by 6% and 11%,respectively.Then the cells were passivated via a bi-layer passivation(SiO2 & SiN x),in contrast to traditional SiN x passivation.It was also found that cells with new passivation exhibited improved V OC and I SC by 4% and 25%,respectively.The encouraging results can provide fundamental data for developing the nanostructure-textured crystalline silicon solar cell in following researches.展开更多
文摘A theoretical model of silicon solar cells with ultra-small textured surface has been established based on depletion approximation and drift diffusion theory. The ultra-small textured surface achieves the low reflectance by multiple reflections among the silicon nanowires （NWs）. The electrical performances of the solar cells, including open circuit voltage （Voc）, short circuit current （lsc） and conversion efficiency （η）, are analyzed by the theoretical model. The results show that the low reflectance is not the only pursuit in manufacturing the Si NWs solar cells. Other factors including optimizing the surface passivation, improving the silicon wafers quality and designing the proper nanowire length should be considered together with NWs structure.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973" Project) (Grant No. 2009CB939703)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11104319,51172268)the Chinese Academy of Solar Energy Action Plan and by Beijing Science and Technology Project (Grant No. Y2BK024001)
文摘The ultra-small textured surface of multicrystalline silicon solar cell,prepared by electroless chemical-etching method,shows an excellent anti-reflection property over a wide spectral bandwidth.A novel back surface protection method and front surface passivation method have been used in the multicrystalline solar cells with ultra-small textured surfaces.With these improvements,the back surface remains intact after the etch process and the efficient minority lifetime is apparently increased.The test result shows that the solar cell with ultra-small textured surface can obtain better electrical performances by these improvements.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China ("973" Project)(Grant No. 2009CB939703)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11104319,51172268)the Chinese Academy of Solar Energy Action Plan
文摘Nanostructure-textured solar cell owns unique properties but has some shortages especially in its fabrication and passivation.In this paper,nanostructures for crystalline silicon solar cell have been synthesized by controllable method based on silver catalyzed chemical etching.In this way,only the front surface of cell is etched and rear surface is protected.It was found that cells textured via the new method obtained equally excellent optical while superior electrical properties compared with those textured via traditional HF/AgNO3 etching.The V OC and I SC of the cell were improved by 6% and 11%,respectively.Then the cells were passivated via a bi-layer passivation(SiO2 & SiN x),in contrast to traditional SiN x passivation.It was also found that cells with new passivation exhibited improved V OC and I SC by 4% and 25%,respectively.The encouraging results can provide fundamental data for developing the nanostructure-textured crystalline silicon solar cell in following researches.
