Silicon solar cell with undoped tin oxide transparent electrode

Cao Yu, Qiaojiao Zou, Qi Wang, Yu Zhao, Xiaochao Ran, Gangqiang Dong (), Chen-Wei Peng, Vince Allen, Xinming Cao, Jian Zhou, Ying Zhao and Xiaodan Zhang ()
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Cao Yu: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Qiaojiao Zou: Nankai University
Qi Wang: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Yu Zhao: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Xiaochao Ran: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Gangqiang Dong: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Chen-Wei Peng: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Vince Allen: Sundrive Solar Pty., Ltd.
Xinming Cao: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Jian Zhou: Suzhou Maxwell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Ying Zhao: Nankai University
Xiaodan Zhang: Nankai University

Nature Energy, 2023, vol. 8, issue 10, 1119-1125

Abstract: Abstract Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells are one of the most promising directions in the future photovoltaic industry. The limited supply of rare indium and the high cost of silver paste are among the most important problems that SHJ solar cells will face. To overcome the obstacle of indium-based transparent electrodes for efficient SHJ solar cells, here we successfully prepared cheap and mass-producible undoped tin oxide (SnOx) electrode materials by sputtering at room temperature. Taking advantage of its natural oxygen vacancy defect, the carrier mobility and resistivity of prepared materials reached 22 cm2 V−1 s−1 and 2.38 × 10−3 Ω cm, respectively. The SHJ solar cell with an undoped SnOx front transparent electrode demonstrated an efficiency of 24.91%. Furthermore, SnOx films have excellent chemical stability and can withstand corrosion by acid and alkali solutions during electroplating processes. Finally, SHJ solar cells with plating copper electrode and double-sided indium-based transparent electrodes halved were prepared, and a certified efficiency of 25.94% (total area of 274.4 cm2) was achieved.

Date: 2023
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