[HTML][HTML] Current status and challenges for hole-selective poly-silicon based passivating contacts

R Basnet, D Yan, D Kang, MM Shehata… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Doped polysilicon (poly-Si) passivating contacts have emerged as a key technology for the
next generation of silicon solar cells in mass production, owing to their excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogen-induced degradation: Explaining the mechanism behind light-and elevated temperature-induced degradation in n-and p-type silicon

D Chen, P Hamer, M Kim, C Chan… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Light-and elevated temperature-induced degradation (LeTID) has been extensively studied
on p-type silicon materials with increasing evidence suggesting the involvement of …

Development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar cells via an improved understanding of the behaviour of hydrogen in silicon

BJ Hallam, PG Hamer… - Progress in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding and development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar
cells are presented. Hydrogen passivation is incorporated into virtually all silicon solar cells …

24.58% efficient commercial n‐type silicon solar cells with hydrogenation

R Chen, M Wright, D Chen, J Yang… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tunnelling oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells are gaining significant commercial
interest, due to the potential for high efficiency. Industrially, this passivated contact scheme is …

Design, development and analysis of large-area industrial silicon solar cells featuring a full area polysilicon based passivating contact on the rear and selective …

P Padhamnath, WJ Choi, G De Luna, JD Arcebal… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present SERIS'biPoly™ technology platform on large-area (M2), n-type rear-junction
silicon solar cells featuring selective poly-Si/SiO x based passivated contacts on the front …

Comparison of firing stability between p‐and n‐type polysilicon passivating contacts

D Kang, HC Sio, J Stuckelberger, D Yan… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This work compares the firing response of ex‐situ doped p‐and n‐type polysilicon (poly‐Si)
passivating contacts and identifies possible mechanisms underlying their distinct firing …

Review of laser do** and its applications in silicon solar cells

M Vaqueiro-Contreras, B Hallam… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Laser-doped selective emitter diffusion techniques have become mainstream in solar cell
manufacture covering 60% of the market share in 2022 and are expected to continue to …

Influence of the medium-temperature light soaking process on the passivation and electronic performance of the N-TOPCon solar cells

Q Wang, S Gu, K Guo, H Peng, W Wu, J Ding - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen (H) passivation is one of ideal candidates to reduce interfacial and bulk defects for
providing good passivation by the light soaking process. Herein, we investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Observations of contact resistance in TOPCon and PERC solar cells

D Liu, M Wright, M Goodarzi, PR Wilshaw… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article we investigate the observation of increased contact resistance in both PERC
and TOPCon solar cells linked to hydrogen dynamics at the interface. We study the changes …

High-quality silicon surface passivation by thermal-ALD deposited hafnium oxide films

S Tomer, M Devi, A Kumar, S Laxmi… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Excellent silicon surface passivation is achieved by atomic layer deposition (ALD) grown
hafnium oxide (HfO x) films on silicon surfaces (both n-type and p-type). It is inferred from the …