Progress in passivating selective contacts for heterojunction silicon solar cells

Y Zhang, T Shi, L Duan, B Hoex, Z Tang - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technology, particularly silicon solar cells (SSCs), has emerged as a key
player in meeting this demand due to its mature technology, prolonged stability, non-toxicity …

A Review: Application of Doped Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Oxide in High Efficiency Solar Cell Devices

D Qiu, A Lambertz, W Duan, L Mazzarella… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the unique microstructure of hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon oxide (nc‐SiOx: H),
the optoelectronic properties of this material can be tuned over a wide range, which makes it …

Silicon heterojunction-based tandem solar cells: past, status, and future prospects

X Li, Q Xu, L Yan, C Ren, B Shi, P Wang… - …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Due to stable and high power conversion efficiency (PCE), it is expected that silicon
heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells will dominate the photovoltaic market. So far, the highest …

Progress in silicon microwire solar cells

HD Um, K Lee, I Hwang, J Park, D Choi… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Silicon microwires are very promising candidates for next-generation solar cells. Si
microwires achieve strong broadband light absorption, acting as an antireflection coating …

Surface Cleaning and Passivation Technologies for the Fabrication of High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

C Shi, J Shi, Z Guan, J Ge - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells are increasingly attracting attention due to their low-
temperature processing, lean steps, significant temperature coefficient, and their high …

Process research on intrinsic passivation layer for heterojunction solar cells

J Shi, C Shi, J Ge, Z Guan - ECS Journal of Solid State Science …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
On top of a crystalline silicon wafer, heterojunction solar cells have a thin layer of
amorphous silicon (a-Si) placed on it. The efficiency of heterojunction solar cells can be …

Enhanced photoresponse of Ge/Si nanostructures by combining amorphous silicon deposition and annealing

A Podolian, A Nadtochiy, O Korotchenkov… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
In order to inhibit high carrier recombination rates in Ge-on-Si nanostructures, Ge x Si 1–x
nanoislands were covered by a thin amorphous silicon layer via a low pressure CVD …

Development of indium tin oxide stack layer using oxygen and argon gas mixture for crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells

T Krajangsang, V Thongpool, C Piromjit, K Sriprapha - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Indium tin oxide (ITO) films were used as transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layers in
crystalline silicon heterojunction (c-Si-HJ) solar cells. An ITO film was deposited by radio …

Microstructure evolution and passivation quality of hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide (a-SiOx: H) on< 100>-and< 111>-orientated c-Si wafers

JF Chen, SS Zhao, LL Yan, HZ Ren, C Han… - Chinese …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon oxide (a-SiO x: H) is an attractive passivation material to
suppress epitaxial growth and reduce the parasitic absorption loss in silicon heterojunction …

Sonochemical modification of SiGe layers for photovoltaic applications

A Nadtochiy, O Korotchenkov… - physica status solidi …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To improve the photovoltaic response of SiGe and amorphous silicon (a‐Si)/SiGe surfaces,
a sonochemical treatment in chloroform (CHCl3) is used. The use of the sonochemical …