NDLI: Effect of the Vertical Transportation Component of the TCO Layer on the Electrical Properties of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

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Author	Ghahfarokhi, O.M. Rajanna, P.M. Sergeev, O. von Maydell, K. Agert, C.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells that consist of thin amorphous silicon layers and crystalline silicon substrate are known as the high-efficiency class of solar cells. To collect the charge carriers, transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layers are inserted in which the charge carriers are being either vertically or both laterally and vertically transported. In this study, we have investigated the effect of the vertical transportation component of aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) layers on the electrical properties of the fabricated SHJ solar cells and its contribution to the total series resistance of the obtained devices. In order to separate the vertical from the lateral transportation, we have employed an AZO/Ag/AZO multilayer structure, which only allows the vertical transportation of the charge carriers within the AZO layers. Our results show that with increase in O₂ flow, the reduction rate of the FF is about three times higher when both lateral and vertical conductions take place, compared with when only vertical conduction occurs. Moreover in the latter case, a reduction of ~ 6% in the FF value per unit increase of vertical resistivity is obtained. Finally, we validate our procedure by comparing the obtained experimental results with the theoretically modeled values. The validation delivered a good agreement.
Starting Page	859
Ending Page	865
Page Count	7
File Size	993610
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21563381
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Nonhomogeneous media Photovoltaic cells Resistance Conductivity Metals Transportation Charge carrier density vertical conductivity DC sputterered zinc oxide fill factor heterojunction series resistance solar cell transparent conductive oxide
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Condensed Matter Physics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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