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Heterojunction for Silicon Photovoltaics [PDF]

, 2013
The amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cell fascinated the researchers since the beginning as a way to improve the efficiency of silicon based solar cell and to reduce the cost of the PV. Indeed with the aid of a heterojunction it is possible to achieve higher built-in voltage and higher cell open circuit voltage with respect to the ...
Tucc,i M., Serenelli, L., Izzi M., Salza, E., De Iuliis, S., Mangiapane, P., DE CESARE, Giampiero, CAPUTO, Domenico   +7 more
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Amorphous Silicon/Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells [PDF]

, 2014
Silicon heterojunction solar cells are crystalline silicon-based devices in which thin amorphous silicon layers deposited on the wafer surfaces serve as passivated, carrier-selective contacts. The success of this technology is attributable to the ability of amorphous silicon to passivate dangling bonds—thereby removing surface recombination sites ...
Ballif, Christophe, De Wolf, Stefaan, Descoeudres, Antoine, Holman, Zachary C.   +3 more
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Application of A Novel, Non-Doped, Organic Hole-Transport Layer into Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

Applied Sciences, 2019
The search for novel solar cell designs as an alternative to standard silicon solar cells is important for the future of renewable energy production. One such alternative design is the carbon nanotube/silicon (CNT/Si) heterojunction solar device.
Tom Grace, Hong Duc Pham, Christopher T. Gibson, Joseph G. Shapter, Prashant Sonar   +4 more
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Amorphous Silicon / Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

, 2013
Amorphous Silicon/Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells deals with some typical properties of heterojunction solar cells, such as their history, the properties and the challenges of the cells, some important measurement tools, some simulation programs and a brief survey of the state of the art, aiming to provide an initial framework in this field and serve ...
Wolfgang Fahrner, Thomas Mueller, Stefan Schwertheim, Frank Wuensch, NEITZERT, Heinrich Christoph, Haibin Huang   +5 more
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Silicon Heterojunction Microcells

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021
We report the design, fabrication, and characterization of silicon heterojunction microcells, a new type of photovoltaic cell that leverages high-efficiency bulk wafers in a microscale form factor, while also addressing the challenge of passivating microcell sidewalls to mitigate carrier recombination. We present synthesis methods exploiting either dry
Maggie M. Potter, Megan E. Phelan, Pradeep Balaji, Phillip Jahelka, Haley C. Bauser, Rebecca D. Glaudell, Cora M. Went, Michael J. Enright, David R. Needell, André Augusto, Harry A. Atwater, Ralph G. Nuzzo   +11 more
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Heterojunction Silicon Solar Cells

, 2017
Heterojunctions can be found in a wide variety of solar cells. This chapter presents the basics of heterojunctions and draws on the basics of homojunctions. It reviews the development of the silicon heterojunction cell (SHJ). Proper analysis of band diagrams thus is necessary to understand device performance.
van Sark, W.G.J.H.M., Van Sark, Wilfried, Energy System Analysis, Energy and Resources, Freundlich, A., Verlinden, P.J., Reinders, A.   +6 more
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Characterization of silicon heterojunctions for solar cells [PDF]

Nanoscale Research Letters, 2011
AbstractConductive-probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM) measurements reveal the existence of a conductive channel at the interface between p-type hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and n-type crystalline silicon (c-Si) as well as at the interface between n-type a-Si:H and p-type c-Si.
Kleider, Jean-Paul, Alvarez, José, Ankudinov, A.V., Gudovskikh, A.S., Gushina, E.V., Labrune, M., Maslova, Olga, Favre, Wilfried, Gueunier-Farret, Marie-Estelle, Roca I Cabarrocas, Pere, Terukov, E.I   +10 more
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On the amorphous silicon on crystalline silicon heterojunctions [PDF]

Revue de Physique Appliquée, 1981
Accurate analysis and reinterpretation of recent results of a-Si heterojunctions have removed inconsistency of spectral and electrical measurements. Results of Schottky barriers and Mott-Schottky dispersion are discussed.
El-Raey, M., Abou-Aly, A.
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Recent developments in the industrial silicon heterojunction process chain enabling efficiencies up to 22.7%

, 2022
357364Silicon Heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells represent a key technology to approach very high conversion efficiencies close to the theoretical limit of silicon solar cells.
Moldovan, Anamaria, Bivour, Martin, Sontag, Detlef, Lorenz, Andreas, Dannenberg, Tobias, Zimmer, Martin, Wissen, Arne, Rentsch, Jochen, Fischer, Andreas, Zhao, Jun, Clement, Florian, Temmler, Jan, Erath, Denis   +12 more
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Identification of embedded nanotwins at c-Si/a-Si:H interface limiting the performance of high-efficiency silicon heterojunction solar cells

, 2021
The interface of high-quality crystalline silicon/hydrogenated amorphous silicon (c-Si/a-Si:H) is indispensable for achieving the ideal conversion efficiency of Si heterojunction solar cells.
Yuanping Chen, Chu, Feihong, Zheng, Kun, Yongzhe Zhang, Feihong Chu, Qu, Minghao, Hameiri, Ziv, Hao, Xiaojing, Ruan, Tianyu, Minghao Qu, Chen, Zhi-Gang, Yongcai He, Ru, Xiaoning, Lianzhou Wang, Xu, Xixiang, Xiaoning Ru, Wang, Lianzhou, Yan, Hui, Zhang, Yongzhe, Zheng, Zilong, Wang, Lihua, Ziv Hameiri, Zhi-Gang Chen, Ma, Yabin, Xianlin Qu, Chen, Yuanping, Lihua Wang, Xixiang Xu, Qu, Xianlin, He, Yongcai, Tianyu Ruan, Yabin Ma, Xiaojing Hao, Zilong Zheng, Kun Zheng, Hui Yan   +35 more
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