Surface potential and surface photovoltage of oxide and nitride coated multicrystalline silicon solar cells using a scanning Kelvin probe

2018 ◽  
pp. 513-518
Author(s):  
Gregor Forsyth ◽  
lain Baikie ◽  
Arvid van der Heide
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Potential ◽  
Multicrystalline Silicon ◽  
Surface Photovoltage ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
Scanning Kelvin Probe

Surface Potential and Surface Photovoltage of Oxide and Nitride coated multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells using a Scanning Kelvin Probe

2004 ◽  
Vol 808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain D. Baikie
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Potential ◽  
Multicrystalline Silicon ◽  
Surface Photovoltage ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Nitride Coating ◽  
Kelvin Probe ◽  
Thin Coatings ◽  
Scanning Kelvin Probe

ABSTRACTWe have applied a high resolution scanning Kelvin probe to perform dark surface potential topographies of multicrystalline silicon solar cells having thin coatings of Si3N4 and SiO2. We clearly observe the electrical characteristics of the screen printed bus-bar and associated fingers, grain boundaries, together with characteristic structures on the oxide and nitride, coupled to significant surface potential variations across larger sections of the wafer. Associated surface photovoltage measurements can be unambiguously decoded to show coating and bulk contributions. The nitride coating exhibits carrier trapping lifetimes in excess of 13 minutes at 300K.

Bulk passivation of multicrystalline silicon solar cells induced by high-rate-deposited (> 1 nm/s) silicon nitride films

2003 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hong ◽  
W. M. M. Kessels ◽  
F. J. H. van Assche ◽  
H. C. Rieffe ◽  
W. J. Soppe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Multicrystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Nitride Films ◽  
Bulk Passivation
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