Abstract
We report fabrication of silicon nanohole radial p-n junction solar cells (SCs) using thermal annealing of silver films with metal-catalyzed electroless etching (MCEE). A balanced approach between the cost and controllability of the nanostructure fabrication is used to manufacture the silicon SCs. Based on our experimental results, the size and distribution of the nanoholes can be controlled by varying the thickness of the Ag films and the temperature for thermal annealing. In this work, we performed investigations on the dependencies of the device properties on the nanohole size. Detailed structural information for the silicon nanohole SCs was provided by TEM measurement. Our experimental results indicate substantial improvements in the cell efficiency for our devices compared to reported values for random nanostructure SCs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Program - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 |
| Pages | 699-702 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 1 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: Jun 19 2011 → Jun 24 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Seattle, WA |
| Period | 6/19/11 → 6/24/11 |
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- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Silicon nanohole photovoltaic cells. / Zhao, Y. Q.; Leung, K. K.; Chen, Y.; Surya, C.; Feng, C. K.; Chen, Y. F.; Chen, D. M.; Shen, H.; Zhang, B. J.
Program - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011. 2011. p. 699-702 6186050.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Silicon nanohole photovoltaic cells
AU - Zhao, Y. Q.
AU - Leung, K. K.
AU - Chen, Y.
AU - Surya, C.
AU - Feng, C. K.
AU - Chen, Y. F.
AU - Chen, D. M.
AU - Shen, H.
AU - Zhang, B. J.
PY - 2011/12/1
Y1 - 2011/12/1
N2 - We report fabrication of silicon nanohole radial p-n junction solar cells (SCs) using thermal annealing of silver films with metal-catalyzed electroless etching (MCEE). A balanced approach between the cost and controllability of the nanostructure fabrication is used to manufacture the silicon SCs. Based on our experimental results, the size and distribution of the nanoholes can be controlled by varying the thickness of the Ag films and the temperature for thermal annealing. In this work, we performed investigations on the dependencies of the device properties on the nanohole size. Detailed structural information for the silicon nanohole SCs was provided by TEM measurement. Our experimental results indicate substantial improvements in the cell efficiency for our devices compared to reported values for random nanostructure SCs.
AB - We report fabrication of silicon nanohole radial p-n junction solar cells (SCs) using thermal annealing of silver films with metal-catalyzed electroless etching (MCEE). A balanced approach between the cost and controllability of the nanostructure fabrication is used to manufacture the silicon SCs. Based on our experimental results, the size and distribution of the nanoholes can be controlled by varying the thickness of the Ag films and the temperature for thermal annealing. In this work, we performed investigations on the dependencies of the device properties on the nanohole size. Detailed structural information for the silicon nanohole SCs was provided by TEM measurement. Our experimental results indicate substantial improvements in the cell efficiency for our devices compared to reported values for random nanostructure SCs.
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186050
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186050
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