An analysis of a "dead layer" in the emitter of N +PP+ solar cells

P. Kittidachachan; T. Markvart; G. J. Ensell; R. Greef; D. M. Bagnall

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488328

An analysis of a "dead layer" in the emitter of N ⁺PP⁺ solar cells

P. Kittidachachan^*, T. Markvart, G. J. Ensell, R. Greef, D. M. Bagnall

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Abstract

In this paper, the results obtained from fabrication and characterizations of n⁺pp⁺ solar cells are presented. The existence of a dead layer in the emitter was inferred regarding to the poor quantum efficiency of the cells under short wavelength region. The effects of this layer on the solar cell performance have been analyzed using the theoretical model and demonstrated in the term of low collection efficiency near the top surface of the emitter and high front surface recombination velocity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1103-1106
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	0780387074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488328
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

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Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2005. p. 1103-1106.

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