Double-layer antireflection coating of MgF2/SiNx for crystalline silicon solar cells
- Authors
- Dhungel, SK[Dhungel, Suresh Kumar]; Yoo, J[Yoo, Jinsu]; Kim, K[Kim, Kyunghae]; Jung, S[Jung, Sungwook]; Ghosh, S[Ghosh, Somnath]; Yi, J[Yi, Junsin]
- Issue Date
- Sep-2006
- Publisher
- KOREAN PHYSICAL SOC
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, v.49, no.3, pp.885 - 889
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY
- Volume
- 49
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 885
- End Page
- 889
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/86822
- ISSN
- 0374-4884
- Abstract
- Single layer antireflection coatings are not able to cover a broad range of the solar spectrum. This research investigated changes in the performance parameters of crystalline silicon solar cells caused by a thin film of magnesium fluoride (MgF2) deposited on top of a silicon nitride (SiN chi) film already deposited on the emitter layer of a solar cell. The MgF2 film depositions on crystalline cells of large area (125 mm x 125 mm) were carried out by using thermal evaporation under high vacuum (similar to 10(-6) Torr) with a special mask to protect the front metal contact on the busbars after cell fabrication. Significant improvements in the conversion efficiency (Eff) and the short-circuit current (I-sc) of the cells were obtained after deposition of the MgF2 layer. Comparison of the unscaled quantum efficiencies (QE) before and after MgF2 deposition showed a significant improvement in spectral response, especially in the wavelength range above 700 nm. The theoretical reflectance of the surface with a double-layer antireflection (DLAR) coating, as obtained by simulation, was found to be in agreement with the experimentally measured surface reflectance pattern. Single and multicrystalline silicon solar cells with respective conversion efficiencies of 17 and 16 % were fabricated with a conventional solar cell fabrication line.
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