| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10248762 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This paper deals with the impact of dopant compensation on the degradation of carrier lifetime and solar cells performance due to the boron-oxygen defect. The boron-oxygen defect density evaluated by lifetime measurements before and after degradation is systematically found proportional to the total boron concentration, showing that compensation cannot reduce light-induced degradation. This result is confirmed by a comparison of upgraded-metallurgical grade silicon solar cells having identical boron, oxygen and carbon but different compensation levels and in which the degradation is found more severe when the compensation is stronger.
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Authors
Maxime Forster, Pierre Wagner, Julien Degoulange, Roland Einhaus, Giuseppe Galbiati, Fiacre Emile Rougieux, Andrés Cuevas, Erwann Fourmond,