scholarly journals Fundamental Understanding and Development of Low-Cost, High-Efficient Silicon Solar Cells Final Progress Report: Sept. 1999 - June 2000

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
A ROHATGI ◽  
A EBNG ◽  
V YELUNDUR ◽  
M HILALI ◽  
J JEONG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Fundamental Understanding

scholarly journals Fundamental Understanding and Development of Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells: Annual Progress Report: Sept. 1997-Aug. 1998

10.2172/3562 ◽  
1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Doshi ◽  
A. Ebong ◽  
S. Kamra ◽  
T. Krygowski ◽  
J. Moscher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Fundamental Understanding ◽  
Annual Progress Report

scholarly journals Fundamental understanding and development of low-cost, high-efficiency silicon solar cells

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. ROHATGI ◽  
S. NARASIMHA ◽  
J. MOSCHER ◽  
A. EBONG ◽  
S. KAMRA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Fundamental Understanding

Graded Silicon Nanostructure Arrays for Tailoring Antireflection Performances

2013 ◽  
Vol 479-480 ◽  
pp. 105-109
Author(s):  
Cheng Chuan Wang ◽  
Chia Yun Chen ◽  
Ya Ching Chou
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Surface Oxidation ◽  
Nanowire Arrays ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Device Performance ◽  
Silicon Nanostructure ◽  
High Efficient ◽  
Nanostructure Arrays ◽  
Si Nanostructures

Advances in nanofabrication have resulted in great potentials for improving in both device performance and the manufacturing process of various applications. One revolutionary example is silicon (Si) nanostructures, typically using Si nonopore arrays or Si nonowire arrays, to construct high efficient and low-cost solar cells. In this work, we develop the innovative combined nanostructure arrays with tailored structural profiles using inexpensive, simple and rapid etching processes, whose total reflection is suppressed to 1.6%, approximately 39% less than Si nonopore arrays, and 20% less than Si nanowire arrays. In addition, systematic investigations on wettability of textured Si surfaces reveal the inherent surface oxidation during etching process. These combined nanostructure arrays with tailored antireflection performances, along with the in-depth studies of underlying etching mechanisms, may benefit both the yield and cost efficiently in industrial standard of silicon solar cells.

A novel low cost texturization method for large area commercial mono-crystalline silicon solar cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (20) ◽  
pp. 3557-3567 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Gangopadhyay ◽  
K.H. Kim ◽  
S.K. Dhungel ◽  
U. Manna ◽  
P.K. Basu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

DEPOSITION OF SINGLE-PHASE CuInSe2 THIN FILMS UNDER LOW VACUUM LEVEL BY A TWO-STAGE GROWTH TECHNIQUE

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. CHU ◽  
H. B. ZHU ◽  
Z. A. WANG ◽  
Z. Q. BIAN ◽  
Z. SUN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Process ◽  
Rf Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Chalcopyrite Structure ◽  
Sputtering Deposition ◽  
Vacuum Level ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Efficient

Single-phase CuInSe 2 films were grown by high vapor selenization of CuIn alloy precursors within a partially closed graphite box. The CuIn precursors were prepared using Cu x In y alloy targets with different composition rates under low vacuum level by a homemade sputtering system. The Cu and In composition rates of the used targets are 11:9, 10:10, and 9:11, respectively. The metallic precursor films were selenized using a two-step temperature profile, i.e. at 250°C and 400–500°C, respectively. The influence of the temperature at the second selenization step on the quality of the CIS absorbing layers was investigated. The CIS films were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and Raman spectroscopy. The deposited CIS absorbers selenized at a high temperature of 500°C for 30 min exhibited a single-phase chalcopyrite structure with a preferential orientation in the (112) direction. These layers display uniform, large, and densely packed crystals with a grain size of about 3–5 μm. Cadmium sulfide buffer layer was manufactured by chemical bath deposition method. Bilayers ZnO / ZnO : Al were prepared by RF magnetron sputtering deposition. CIS solar cells with an efficiency of about 6.5% were produced without antireflective films. The method to fabricate CIS solar cells by a combination of the low vacuum sputtering deposition and the graphite box selenization process has provided a simple control process and shown a promising potential for developing high efficient and low-cost CuInSe 2 solar cells.

Novel low-cost approach for removal of surface contamination before texturization of commercial monocrystalline silicon solar cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 91 (12) ◽  
pp. 1147-1151 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Gangopadhyay ◽  
S.K. Dhungel ◽  
A.K. Mondal ◽  
H. Saha ◽  
J. Yi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Surface Contamination ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Approach
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