Details
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 |
| Pages | 2223-2228 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 3 Jun 2012 → 8 Jun 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference |
|---|---|
| ISSN (Print) | 0160-8371 |
Abstract
The performance optimization of solar cells comprising a locally contacted rear surface is a trade-off between rear surface recombination losses and resistive losses. Considering local aluminum (Al)-alloyed contacts formed by screen-printing an additional challenge arises from the impact of the processing conditions on the contact properties. The aim of this work is the development of a guideline to find the optimum contact geometry based on analytical models and experimentally verified parameterizations. Our study reveals equal performance of point and line rear contact layouts and an optimum metallization fraction of around 20 % on 2 Ωcm p-type Czochralski grown (Cz) Si.
Keywords
- analytical model, local Al alloyed contacts, screen printing, silicon solar cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Engineering(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012. 2012. p. 2223-2228 6318038 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).
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TY - GEN
T1 - Optimizing the geometry of local aluminum-alloyed contacts to fully screen-printed silicon solar cells
AU - Müller, Jens
AU - Gatz, Sebastian
AU - Bothe, Karsten
AU - Brendel, Rolf
N1 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This work was financially supported by the German state of Lower Saxony.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The performance optimization of solar cells comprising a locally contacted rear surface is a trade-off between rear surface recombination losses and resistive losses. Considering local aluminum (Al)-alloyed contacts formed by screen-printing an additional challenge arises from the impact of the processing conditions on the contact properties. The aim of this work is the development of a guideline to find the optimum contact geometry based on analytical models and experimentally verified parameterizations. Our study reveals equal performance of point and line rear contact layouts and an optimum metallization fraction of around 20 % on 2 Ωcm p-type Czochralski grown (Cz) Si.
AB - The performance optimization of solar cells comprising a locally contacted rear surface is a trade-off between rear surface recombination losses and resistive losses. Considering local aluminum (Al)-alloyed contacts formed by screen-printing an additional challenge arises from the impact of the processing conditions on the contact properties. The aim of this work is the development of a guideline to find the optimum contact geometry based on analytical models and experimentally verified parameterizations. Our study reveals equal performance of point and line rear contact layouts and an optimum metallization fraction of around 20 % on 2 Ωcm p-type Czochralski grown (Cz) Si.
KW - analytical model
KW - local Al alloyed contacts
KW - screen printing
KW - silicon solar cells
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318038
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318038
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869482295
SN - 9781467300643
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 2223
EP - 2228
BT - Program - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
T2 - 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Y2 - 3 June 2012 through 8 June 2012
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