Enhanced rear-side reflection and firing-stable surface passivation of silicon solar cells with capping polymer films

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2013

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Bullock, James
Thomson, Andrew
Cuevas, Andres
Veith, Boris
Schmidt, Jan
Karkkainen, Ari

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Wiley-VCH Verlag GMBH

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Low refractive index polymer materials have been investigated with a view to form the back surface mirror of advanced silicon solar cells. SiOx:H or AlOy SiOx:H polymer films were spun on top of an ultra-thin (<10 nm) atomic-layer-deposited (ALD) Al2O3

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Keywords: Aluminium oxide; Atomic layer deposited; Crystalline silicon wafers; Firing stability; Low refractive index; Photogenerated current; Surface passivation; Surface recombination velocities; Aluminum; Polymer films; Polymers; Refractive index; Semiconducting Aluminium oxide; Capping films; Firing stability; Silicon solar cells; Surface passivation

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Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Research Letters

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Journal article

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2037-12-31