Title :
Surface reconstruction of nano-structured solar cell
Author :
Rasheed, Bassam G. ; Ibrahem, Mohammed A. ; Shanon, Mayasa A. ; MatJafri, M.Z.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Technol., Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract :
Surface reconstruction of nanostructured solar cell has been carried out using lasers. The reconstruction process was conducted throughout two stages. First, texturing the flat surface of an ordinary solar cell by photelectrochemical etching using a laser beam and second; embeds phosphorous layer within the nanostructured surface using Q-switched laser beam. We have also studied the effect of applied current density on the surface morphology using AFM and SEM. Electrical and morphological investigation was also carried out to examine the nanostructured solar cell.
Keywords :
atomic force microscopy; laser beam etching; scanning electron microscopy; solar cells; surface reconstruction; AFM; Mayasa photelectrochemical etching; Q-switched laser beam; SEM; nano-structured solar cell; reconstruction process; surface morphology; surface reconstruction; Current density; Etching; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Surface emitting lasers; Surface morphology; Etching process; Nanostructured solar cell; Silicon nanostructure;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2011 - 2011 IEEE Region 10 Conference
Conference_Location :
Bali
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0256-3
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2011.6129221