Crystalline Silicon PERC Solar Cell with Ozonized AlOx Passivation Layer on the Rear Side

We present a method of ozonation to form the rear-side passivation layers of crystalline silicon PERC cells. In the method, a thin aluminum film was deposited on the back surface of a silicon wafer and then was oxidized into an aluminum oxide layer by gaseous ozone. Lifetimes of the wafers with such...

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Main Authors: Pang-Kai Liu, Yu-Lun Cheng, Likarn Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6686797
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Summary:We present a method of ozonation to form the rear-side passivation layers of crystalline silicon PERC cells. In the method, a thin aluminum film was deposited on the back surface of a silicon wafer and then was oxidized into an aluminum oxide layer by gaseous ozone. Lifetimes of the wafers with such passivation layers proved to be increased with respect to those untreated, and the resultant PERC cells showed a performance improvement compared with standard cells with full back surface fields.
ISSN:1110-662X
1687-529X