Highly textured ZnO:B films grown by low pressure chemical vapor deposition for efficiency enhancement of heterojunction silicon-based solar cells

被引:19
作者
Hsiao, Jui-Chung [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Chen, Chien-Hsun [3 ]
Yang, Hung-Jen [4 ]
Wu, Chien-Liang [3 ]
Fan, Chia-Ming [3 ]
Huang, Chien-Fu [3 ]
Lin, Chao-Cheng [3 ]
Yu, Peichen [1 ,2 ]
Hwang, Jenn-Chang [4 ]
机构
[1] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Photon, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
[2] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Inst Electroopt Engn, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
[3] Ind Technol Res Inst, Green Energy & Environm Res Labs, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
[4] Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
关键词
ZnO:B; Heterojunction solar cell; Low-pressure chemical-vapor-deposition; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jtice.2013.01.027
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
This paper demonstrates the growth of highly-textured boron-doped ZnO (ZnO:B) film by using low-pressure chemical-vapor-deposition (LPCVD) for efficient light harvesting and carrier collection in heterojunction silicon-based (HJS) solar cells. The optical and electrical characteristics have been optimized versus the substrate temperature and B2H6 flow rate for tradeoffs among the sheet resistance, free-carrier absorption, and optical transmission of blue/green wavelengths. A HJS solar cell with a 1.6-mu m-thick ZnO:B film achieves a high power conversion efficiency of 16.30% and fill factor of 78.05%, compared to 15.64% and 72.17%, respectively, from a counterpart with a conventional 80-nm-thick indium tin oxide layer. (C) 2013 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:758 / 761
页数:4
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