학술논문
Transport Losses at the TCO/a-Si:H/c-Si Heterojunction: Influence of Different Layers and Annealing
Document Type
Periodical
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Source
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics IEEE J. Photovoltaics Photovoltaics, IEEE Journal of. 10(4):952-958 Jul, 2020
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Language
ISSN
2156-3381
2156-3403
2156-3403
Abstract
To improve silicon heterojunction solar cells even further, minimizing transport losses within the charge carrier selective junctions and layers is mandatory. With this in mind, we present a systematic quantification of the transport losses of the electron (contact resistivity, ρ c ≈ 30 mΩ·cm²) and hole ( ρ c ≈ 240 mΩ·cm²) contact of our silicon heterojunctions, which enable fill factors above 80% on cell level. We identify the cause of the higher transport losses of the hole contact to be the intrinsic a-Si:H and ITO layer and that these layers are also responsible for a limited thermal stability. Furthermore, temperature-dependent I–V measurements reveal the nonohmic nature of the transport losses in case that intrinsic a-Si:H and transparent conductive oxide are part of the heterojunction.