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Effect of laser damage etching on i-PERC solar cells

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  • Hwang, Yeonhee
  • Park, Chang-sub
  • Kim, Jisun
  • Kim, Jisoo
  • Lim, Jong-Youb
  • Choi, Hoonjoo
  • Jo, Jeongjae
  • Lee, Eunjoo

Abstract

Passivated emitter and rear cells (PERC) are considered to be the next-generation silicon solar cell technology because of their significant efficiency gain originating from improved surface passivation and optical reflectivity. However, the complex fabrication process of PERC solar cells is a major hindrance to its mass production. Lasers are widely used for solar cell fabrication because of their potentially high throughput and selectivity. Laser ablation can, however, cause unintended laser-induced damage such as surface melting, heat affected zone, microcracks, point defects etc., which can negatively affect the solar cell's performance. Also, the damage can be amplified depending on the laser's operating condition. This work focuses on the effect of laser-induced damage removal by chemical etching, regardless of laser specification condition, on the silicon substrate after laser ablation. The laser ablated and etched surface were characterized by an optical microscope, electrochemical capacitance voltage (ECV) profiling and quasi-steady-state photoconductance (QSSPC). An industrial-type PERC (i-PERC) cell was fabricated after optimization of the chemical-etching process and the cell performance was evaluated. A maximum efficiency of 19.73% was obtained on a 156 mm × 156 mm crystalline-silicon solar cell. In addition, damage etching was found to have a significant effect on the increase of the shunt resistance (Rsh) and i-Voc.

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  • Hwang, Yeonhee & Park, Chang-sub & Kim, Jisun & Kim, Jisoo & Lim, Jong-Youb & Choi, Hoonjoo & Jo, Jeongjae & Lee, Eunjoo, 2015. "Effect of laser damage etching on i-PERC solar cells," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 131-134.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:79:y:2015:i:c:p:131-134
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.067
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    1. Bektaş, Gence & Kökbudak, Gamze & Keçeci, Ahmet Emin & Bütüner, Sümeyye Koçak & Asav, Hasan & Çiftpınar, Emine Hande & Canar, Hasan Hüseyin & Arıkan, Bülent & Turan, Raşit, 2021. "Simplified process flow for the fabrication of PERC solar cells with ion implanted emitter," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 2295-2299.

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