Highly transparent ZnO bilayers by LP-MOCVD as front electrodes for thin-film micromorph silicon solar cells

被引:37
作者
Ding, L. [1 ]
Boccard, M. [1 ]
Bugnon, G. [1 ]
Benkhaira, M. [1 ]
Nicolay, S. [1 ]
Despeisse, M. [1 ]
Meillaud, F. [1 ]
Ballif, C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Microengn IMT, Photovolta & Thin Film Elect Lab, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
关键词
Zinc oxide; LP-MOCVD; FCA; Bilayer; Micromorph; Thin-film solar cell; CHEMICAL-VAPOR-DEPOSITION; ELECTRICAL-PROPERTIES; LAYERS; SI; OXIDES; TCO;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.033
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
ZnO bilayer films were deposited by a low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition technique in a single process step, by doping with boron only the nucleation stage of the growth. The resulting 2 pm thick layers are characterized by low free carrier absorption and electron mobilities over 40 cm(2)/Vs. They therefore combine high transparency in the infrared region and moderate sheet resistances of 30 Omega/sq. It is thought that the controlled introduction of boron in the early nucleation stage enables its diffusion through the layer, resulting in a very efficient reduction of the sheet resistance compared to samples deposited without doping, while preserving a strong light-scattering interface. These properties make ZnO bilayers ideal electrodes for the development of micromorph thin-film solar cells with enhanced photogenerated current. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:331 / 336
页数:6
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