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Membrane potential of crystalline silicon Solar Cells

If the efficiency and cost objectives are achieved, thin film crystalline silicon solar cells have the potential to replace the PV market in the dominant silicon solar cells.

Currently in industry, Toshiba pa3534u-1brs Battery the cost of silicon accounts for silicon solar cell production costs by half. To reduce consumption of silicon, photovoltaic (PV) industry is looking forward to in the research and development in a number of options. One of the most obvious one is to turn thinner silicon substrate. Now, for the production of silicon solar cell substrate thickness slightly larger than 200um, while the substrate thickness slightly less than 100um technology under development. To enable the active silicon thin to 5-20 um, can lower the cost of silicon deposited on silicon substrate active layer, so that the battery has been obtained as crystalline silicon thin film solar cells. It is feasible for the industry, the main challenge is suitable for mass production processes, improving efficiency and how to find the ideal balance between reducing costs. There have been several manufacturing technology of silicon active layer 1, this article will discuss three of them.

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The first technique is the production of epitaxial (epitaxial) thin film solar cell (Figure 1), from high-doped silicon crystals (such as excellent metallurgical grade silicon or waste), and then by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method to deposition epitaxial layer. In addition to the cost and availability advantages, the method can also make silicon solar cells from silicon-based technology is gradually transition to film. As with the traditional bulk silicon technology with a similar process, compared with other thin film technology, this technology is more easily achieved in the existing process line.

The second is based on the transfer layer (layer transfer) of thin film solar cell technology, which in porous silicon films deposited on monocrystalline silicon epitaxial layer, Toshiba pa3536u Battery allowing a certain point in the process of single crystal silicon layer separated from the substrate down . The idea of this technology is the mother substrate repeated use, so that the final silicon solar cells each low cost. Being studied in an interesting option is the extension of isolated before the porous silicon film, and try not support the possibility of thin film technology.

The final thin-film polysilicon solar cells, will soon only a few microns thick layer of crystalline silicon deposited on the cheap heterogeneous substrates such as ceramics (Figure 2) or high-temperature glass. Grain size between the 1-100um silicon thin film is a good choice. We have confirmed that the use of aluminum induced crystallization of amorphous silicon can obtain high quality polycrystalline silicon solar cells. This process can get about 5 um average grain size of thin polysilicon layer. Then use the growth rate of more than 1 um / min high-temperature CVD technology, epitaxial growth of the seed layer into the absorption of a few microns thick layer of alumina or glass ceramic substrate ceramic. Select thermal CVD because of its high growth rate, and receive high-quality crystals. However, this choice is limited to the only other heat-resistant ceramic substrate. The technology was not as mature as the other thin film technology, but has demonstrated great potential mission to reduce the cost.

Thin-film PV technology has been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells, or to streamline their processes and reduce costs. But no one can combine these two aspects simultaneously. However, some recent research results have in the right direction then a necessary step forward.

Improved battery extension

Epitaxial thin film silicon solar cell efficiency is not too high (semi-industrial screen printing technology batteries produced about 12%), which limits the photovoltaic industry to the extent of this cell type of interest. It is available with a considerable body of silicon solar cell open circuit voltage and fill factor (monocrystalline silicon solar cell ± 77.8%). However, the short-circuit current (Jsc) is limited by the optical thin active layer (<20um). Light will penetrate the epitaxial layer is highly doped, Toshiba pa3536u-1brs Battery low-quality substrates to collect lost out. Therefore, the two solar cell technology difference between the 7 mA/cm2 short circuit current is not uncommon. Bulk silicon solar cell Jsc typically about 33 mA/cm2, while the average of epitaxial thin film battery is about 26 mA/cm2.

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Thin-film PV technology has been able to improve the efficiency of solar cells, Toshiba satellite a100 Battery or to streamline their processes and reduce costs. But no one can combine these two aspects simultaneously. However, some recent research results have in the right direction then a necessary step forward.

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