Title :
Mechanically grooved high-efficiency silicon solar cells with self-aligned metallisation
Author :
Verbeek, Martin ; Metz, Axel ; Aberle, Armin G. ; Hezel, Rudolf
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Solarenergieforschung Hameln/Emmerthal, Germany
Abstract :
Mechanically grooved MIS-contacted p-n junction silicon solar cells are presented. These cells take advantage of a well-defined surface structure for the mask-free formation of the front grid by means of oblique vacuum evaporation. Independently confirmed one-sun efficiencies of up to 18.6% are achieved, demonstrating the great potential of the chosen cell structure for a simplified fabrication of high-efficiency silicon solar cells
Keywords :
MIS structures; elemental semiconductors; p-n junctions; semiconductor device metallisation; silicon; solar cells; vacuum deposited coatings; 18.6 percent; MIS-contacted p-n junction silicon solar cells; Si; Si solar cells; fabrication; front grid; high-efficiency; mask-free formation; mechanically grooved solar cells; oblique vacuum evaporation; one-sun efficiencies; self-aligned metallisation; silicon solar cells; surface structure; Aluminum; Fabrication; Metallization; P-n junctions; Passivation; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Silicon; Temperature; Vacuum technology;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3166-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1996.564058
