Physics and Technology of Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructure Silicon Solar Cells

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sark, Wilfried G. J. H. M. van (Editor), Korte, Lars (Editor), Roca, Francesco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Engineering Materials,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.

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Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Status of heterojunction solar cell R&D
• Basic features of Heterojunctions illustrated by selected experimental methods and results
• Deposition methods of thin film silicon
• Electronic properties of ultrathin a-Si:H layers and the a-Si:H/c-Si interface
• Degradation of (bulk and thin film) a-Si and interface passivation
• Photoluminescence and electroluminescence for a Si:H/c Si device and interface characterization
• Deposition and properties of transparent conductive oxides
• Metallization and formation of contacts
• Electrical and optical characterization of a-Si:H/c Si cells
• Wet-chemical pre-treatment of c Si for a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunctions
• Theory of heterojunctions and the determination of band offsets from electrical measurements
• Modeling and simulation of a Si:H/c Si cells
• Surface passivation using ALD Al2O3
• Introduction to AFORS-HET
• Hands-on experience with simulation tools
• a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction and other high efficiency solar cells: a comparison
• Rear contact cells
• Progress in systematic industrialization of Hetero-Junction-based Solar Cell technology.