Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5444578 | Energy Procedia | 2017 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
This work presents an analysis of co-diffused back-contact back-junction silicon solar cells, fabricated by utilizing screen printed boron-doping paste. The feasibility of this paste has been shown in earlier work by the authors. Due to its promising performance, comparable to earlier used boron-doped silicate glass coatings, a proof-of-principle cell run was performed yielding, several small devices with various unit cell geometries and full-wafer size devices. The achieved mean conversion efficiency of nine small devices was η = 20.9 %, while the best full-wafer size device achieved η = 20.6 %. The cells are analyzed with a focus on the significant difference between small and large cells in short circuit density (ÎJSC = -4%) and the current limitations of the built cells assessed by numerical simulations. A set of improved parameters derived from earlier work at Fraunhofer ISE suggests an efficiency potential exceeding η = 23 %. The short- and long-term measures necessary to realize this potential are described in this paper.
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Authors
Jonas D. Huyeng, Raphael Efinger, Alma Spribille, Roman Keding, Oliver Doll, Florian Clement,