Surface and bulk passivation of multicrystalline silicon solar cells by ...
Surface and bulk passivation of multicrystalline silicon solar cells by ... Surface and bulk passivation of multicrystalline silicon solar cells by ...
11 examples of third generation technologies: multijunction photovoltaic cells, quantumwell or other nano-structure sοlαr cells, dye-sensitized solαr cells, organic/polymer sοlαr cells, concentration systems and excess thermal generation approaches to enhance voltages or carrier collection [24]. 1.3.2 Silicon Solar Cells The work presented in this dissertation focuses on problems relating to methods to improve efficiencies of crystalline silicon solar cells. Silicon is not only the material used in the earliest successful PV devices, but continues to remain as the most widely used PV material. Over 95% of all the solar cells produced worldwide are composed of Si. As the second most abundant element in the earth's crust, silicon has the advantage of being available in sufficient quantities. A roadmap of solar cell production and capacity is shown in Figure 1.5 [28]. Figure 1.5 Solar cell production and capacity [28]. The statistics and predictions indicate that crystalline silicon solar cells were, are and will be the dominant influence in the PV industry.
12 Basically, materials for manufacturing silicon solar cells can be distinguished according to the type of crystal into three categories: monocrystalline, polycrystalline and amorphous. In order to produce a monocrystalline silicon cell, absolutely pure semiconductor material is necessary. Monocrystalline rods are extracted from melted silicon and then sawed into thin plates. This production process guarantees a relatively high level of efficiency. The production of polycrystalline cells is more cost-efficient. In this process, liquid silicon is poured into blocks that are subsequently sawed into plates. During solidification of the material, crystal structures of varying sizes are formed, at whose borders defects emerge. As a result of this crystal defect, the solar cell is less efficient. If a silicon film is deposited on glass or another substrate material, this leads to the so-called amorphous or thin layer cell. The layer thickness amounts to less than 1 μm; so the production costs are lower due to the low material costs. However, the efficiency of amorphous cells is much lower than that of the other two cell types. Because of this, they are primarily used in equipment that require low power (watches, pocket calculators) or as facade elements. Silicon solar cell technology has greatly advanced in the past three decades. Crystalline silicon is the dominant material in today's photovoltaic industry, and is expected to remain so in the coming decades (~ 80% of solar cells produced at present are crystalline silicon solar cells and the remaining 20% are mostly nonsilicon solar cells) [28]. 1.4 Structure of A Crystalline Si Solar Cell Crystalline silicon is the primary example of a homojunction solar cell. A single crystal silicon is altered so that one side is p-type, dominated by positive holes, and the other side is n-type, dominated by negative electrons. The p/n junction is located
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examples <strong>of</strong> third generation technologies: multijunction photovoltaic <strong>cells</strong>, quantumwell<br />
or other nano-structure sοlαr <strong>cells</strong>, dye-sensitized solαr <strong>cells</strong>, organic/polymer<br />
sοlαr <strong>cells</strong>, concentration systems <strong>and</strong> excess thermal generation approaches to<br />
enhance voltages or carrier collection [24].<br />
1.3.2 Silicon Solar Cells<br />
The work presented in this dissertation focuses on problems relating to methods to<br />
improve efficiencies <strong>of</strong> crystalline <strong>silicon</strong> <strong>solar</strong> <strong>cells</strong>. Silicon is not only the material<br />
used in the earliest successful PV devices, but continues to remain as the most widely<br />
used PV material. Over 95% <strong>of</strong> all the <strong>solar</strong> <strong>cells</strong> produced worldwide are composed<br />
<strong>of</strong> Si. As the second most abundant element in the earth's crust, <strong>silicon</strong> has the<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> being available in sufficient quantities.<br />
A roadmap <strong>of</strong> <strong>solar</strong> cell production <strong>and</strong> capacity is shown in Figure 1.5 [28].<br />
Figure 1.5 Solar cell production <strong>and</strong> capacity [28].<br />
The statistics <strong>and</strong> predictions indicate that crystalline <strong>silicon</strong> <strong>solar</strong> <strong>cells</strong> were,<br />
are <strong>and</strong> will be the dominant influence in the PV industry.
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