Understanding SiO x Layer Breakup in poly-Si/SiO x Passivating Contacts for Si Solar Cells Using Precisely Engineered Surface Textures

Anderson, C. L.; Guthrey, H. L.; Kale, A. S.; Nemeth, W.; Page, M.; Young, D. L.; Stradins, P.; Agarwal, S.

doi:10.1021/acsaem.1c03676

Title: Understanding SiO _x Layer Breakup in poly-Si/SiO _x Passivating Contacts for Si Solar Cells Using Precisely Engineered Surface Textures

Journal Article · 23 February 2022 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c03676 · OSTI ID:1846476

^[1];

^[2]; Kale, A. S. ^[3]; Nemeth, W. ^[2]; Page, M. ^[2]; Young, D. L. ^[2]; Stradins, P. ^[2];

^[1]

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States

Not Available

View Journal Article

Cite

Export

Save

Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1846476

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-82259

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 5; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

References (23)

Reflection distributions of textured monocrystalline silicon: implications for silicon solar cells: Reflection distributions of textured monocrystalline silicon Baker-Finch, Simeon C.; McIntosh, Keith R. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2186	journal	March 2012
On the recombination behavior of p ⁺ -type polysilicon on oxide junctions deposited by different methods on textured and planar surfaces: On the recombination behavior of p ⁺ -type polysilicon on oxide junctions Larionova, Yevgeniya; Turcu, Mircea; Reiter, Sina physica status solidi (a), Vol. 214, Issue 8 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201700058	journal	May 2017
Optical properties of a random inverted pyramid textured silicon surface studied by the ray tracing method Chen, Quansheng; Liu, Yaoping; Wang, Yan Solar Energy, Vol. 186 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.05.031	journal	July 2019
Recombination behavior and contact resistance of n+ and p+ poly-crystalline Si/mono-crystalline Si junctions Römer, Udo; Peibst, Robby; Ohrdes, Tobias Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 131 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.003	journal	December 2014
A simple method for pinhole detection in carrier selective POLO-junctions for high efficiency silicon solar cells Tetzlaff, D.; Krügener, J.; Larionova, Y. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 173 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.041	journal	December 2017
SiO2 surface passivation layers – a key technology for silicon solar cells Glunz, Stefan W.; Feldmann, Frank Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 185 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.04.029	journal	October 2018
Temperature-dependent contact resistance of carrier selective Poly-Si on oxide junctions Folchert, N.; Rienäcker, M.; Yeo, A. A. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 185 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.05.046	journal	October 2018
Laser contact openings for local poly-Si-metal contacts enabling 26.1%-efficient POLO-IBC solar cells Haase, Felix; Hollemann, Christina; Schäfer, Sören Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 186 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.06.020	journal	November 2018
Mechanisms of charge carrier transport in polycrystalline silicon passivating contacts Galleni, L.; Fırat, M.; Radhakrishnan, H. Sivaramakrishnan Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 232 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2021.111359	journal	October 2021
Effect of Surface Texture on Pinhole Formation in SiO _x -Based Passivated Contacts for High-Performance Silicon Solar Cells Guthrey, Harvey; Lima Salles, Caroline; Kale, Abhijit S. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 12, Issue 50 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c12795	journal	December 2020
Effect of Crystallographic Orientation and Nanoscale Surface Morphology on Poly-Si/SiO _x Contacts for Silicon Solar Cells Kale, Abhijit S.; Nemeth, William; Guthrey, Harvey ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 11, Issue 45 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b11889	journal	October 2019
Design rules for high-efficiency both-sides-contacted silicon solar cells with balanced charge carrier transport and recombination losses Richter, Armin; Müller, Ralph; Benick, Jan Nature Energy, Vol. 6, Issue 4 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00805-w	journal	April 2021
Formation and suppression of hydrogen blisters in tunnelling oxide passivating contact for crystalline silicon solar cells Choi, Sungjin; Kwon, Ohmin; Min, Kwan Hong Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66801-4	journal	June 2020
Maskless inverted pyramid texturization of silicon Wang, Yan; Yang, Lixia; Liu, Yaoping Scientific Reports, Vol. 5, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep10843	journal	June 2015
An investigation of the thermal stability of the interfacial oxide in polycrystalline silicon emitter bipolar transistors by comparing device results with high‐resolution electron microscopy observations Wolstenholme, G. R.; Jorgensen, N.; Ashburn, P. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 61, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.338861	journal	January 1987
Early stage evolution kinetics of the polysilicon/single‐crystal silicon interfacial oxide upon annealing Ajuria, Sergio A.; Reif, Rafael Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 69, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.347346	journal	January 1991
Stress‐related problems in silicon technology Hu, S. M. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 70, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.349282	journal	September 1991
Passivating contacts and tandem concepts: Approaches for the highest silicon-based solar cell efficiencies Hermle, Martin; Feldmann, Frank; Bivour, Martin Applied Physics Reviews, Vol. 7, Issue 2 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5139202	journal	June 2020
An accurate calculation of spreading resistance Denhoff, M. W. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 39, Issue 9 https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/39/9/009	journal	April 2006
Experimental comparison of light-trapping structures for silicon solar cells Tobin, S. P.; Keavney, C. J.; Geoffroy, L. M. Conference Record of the Twentieth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.1988.105761	conference	January 1988
Evolution of oxide disruptions: The (W)hole story about poly-Si/c-Si passivating contacts Tetzlaff, Dominic; Krugener, Jan; Larionova, Yevgeniya 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749582	conference	June 2016
The Oxidation of Shaped Silicon Surfaces Marcus, R. B.; Sheng, T. T. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 129, Issue 6 https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2124118	journal	June 1982
High-Efficiency Silicon Inverted Pyramid-Based Passivated Emitter and Rear Cells Gao, Kun; Liu, Ying; Fan, Yuan Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol. 15, Issue 1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-020-03404-y	journal	August 2020

Similar Records

Modifications of Textured Silicon Surface Morphology and Its Effect on Poly-Si/SiO _x Contact Passivation for Silicon Solar Cells

Journal Article · 2019 · IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics · OSTI ID:1573202

Kale, Abhijit; Nemeth, William M; Guthrey, Harvey L; +5 more

Measurement of Poly-Si Film Thickness on Textured Surfaces by X-Ray Diffraction in Poly-Si/SiOx Passivating Contacts for Monocrystalline Si Solar Cells

Journal Article · 2021 · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · OSTI ID:1841357

Chen, Kejun; Bothwell, Alexandra; Guthrey, Harvey; +9 more

Understanding the charge transport mechanisms through ultrathin SiO_x layers in passivated contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells

Journal Article · 2019 · Applied Physics Letters · OSTI ID:1502791

Kale, Abhijit S.; Nemeth, William; Guthrey, Harvey; +7 more

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
EBIC
PV
electron beam induced current
inverted pyramid
passivating contact
photovoltaic
pinhole
polysilicon
surface morphology
v-groove

Title: Understanding SiO x Layer Breakup in poly-Si/SiO x Passivating Contacts for Si Solar Cells Using Precisely Engineered Surface Textures

Citation Formats

References (23)

Similar Records

Related Subjects

Title: Understanding SiO _x Layer Breakup in poly-Si/SiO _x Passivating Contacts for Si Solar Cells Using Precisely Engineered Surface Textures