• DocumentCode
    875806
  • Title

    Simplified backside-contact solar cells

  • Author

    Sinton, Ronald A. ; Swanson, Richard M.

  • Author_Institution
    Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    348
  • Lastpage
    352
  • Abstract
    Experimental and modeling results for a family of simplified backside-contact designs are presented. This simplification hinges upon the demonstration of a self-aligned metalization technique as well as an optimization of heavily doped, compensated regions in the solar cell. The resulting devices can be fabricated without mask alignment and require as few as one mask. A 10.5 cm2 one-sun cell that achieves 21.9% efficiency is presented as an example of the potential for these device designs. Prospective performance for concentrator cells of this type is also discussed
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; 21.9 percent; Si; backside-contact solar cells; compensated regions; concentrator cells; efficiency; fabricated without mask alignment; heavily doped; modeling results; one-sun cell; optimization; performance; self-aligned metalization technique; semiconductors; simplification; Coatings; Costs; Electrical resistance measurement; Fasteners; Metallization; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Sun; Technological innovation; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/16.46364
  • Filename
    46364
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=875806