Dielectric surface passivation for silicon solar cells: A review

RS Bonilla, B Hoex, P Hamer… - physica status solidi …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon wafer solar cells continue to be the leading photovoltaic technology, and in many
places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of …

Development and prospects of surface passivation schemes for high-efficiency c-Si solar cells

A ur Rehman, MZ Iqbal, MF Bhopal, MF Khan… - Solar energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) electric power generation has the potential to account for a major portion
of power generation in the global power market. Currently, the PV market is dominated by …

Efficient silicon nitride SiNx:H antireflective and passivation layers deposited by atmospheric pressure PECVD for silicon solar cells

JF Lelièvre, B Kafle, P Saint‐Cast… - Progress in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This work demonstrates the efficient optical and passivation properties provided by
hydrogenated silicon nitride (SiNx: H) layers deposited in a lab‐scale atmospheric pressure …

[BOK][B] New perspectives on surface passivation: Understanding the Si-Al2O3 interface

LE Black - 2016 - books.google.com
The book addresses the problem of passivation at the surface of crystalline silicon solar
cells. More specifically, it reports on a high-throughput, industrially compatible deposition …

Passivation of boron-doped industrial silicon emitters by thermal atomic layer deposited titanium oxide

B Liao, B Hoex, KD Shetty, PK Basu… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Passivation of p+-doped silicon is demonstrated by using water (H 2 O)-based thermal
atomic layer-deposited titanium oxide (TiO x) films. Emitter saturation current density (J 0 e) …

Effect of boron concentration on recombination at the p-Si–Al2O3 interface

LE Black, T Allen, KR McIntosh, A Cuevas - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We examine the surface passivation properties of Al 2 O 3 deposited on boron-doped
planar⟨ 100⟩ crystalline silicon surfaces as a function of the boron concentration. Both …

Surface passivation of boron-diffused junctions by a borosilicate glass and in situ grown silicon dioxide interface layer

VD Mihailetchi, H Chu, J Lossen… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An in situ oxidation during the boron tribromide diffusion process to form p+-doped junctions
on crystalline Si solar cells leads to the formation of a layer stack system consisting of a …

Simulation of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells with homo–hetero junctions

S Zhong, X Hua, W Shen - IEEE transactions on electron …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel solar cell structure consisting of both homojunction and heterojunction (homo-hetero
junctions), which possesses a potential to realize high photoelectric conversion efficiency, is …

Silicon photovoltaic cells coupled with solar-pumped fiber lasers emitting at 1064 nm

Y Takeda, H Iizuka, S Mizuno, K Hasegawa… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We have designed silicon (Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells coupled with solar-pumped fiber lasers
(SPFLs), by considering the unique illumination conditions for PV cells:(1) monochromatic …

Atomic-layer-deposited BOx/Al2O3 stack for crystalline silicon surface passivation

X Wang, K Gao, D Xu, K Li, C **ng, X Lou, Z Su… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface passivation is a crucial factor in improving the efficiency of c-Si solar cells. In this
work, we develop a boron oxide/aluminum oxide stack (BO x/Al 2 O 3) using the atomic layer …