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Effect of Surface Texture on Al-Y Codoped ZnO/n-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells

This study fabricates Al-Y codoped ZnO (AZOY)/n-Si heterojunction (HJ) solar cells using direct current magnetron sputtering and investigates the effect of etching time (from 30 to 120 s) on photovoltaic cell properties. To explore the effects of etching time on the optoelectrical properties of AZOY...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on electron devices 2013-12, Vol.60 (12), p.4073-4078
Main Authors: Wang, Na-Fu, Tsai, Yu-Zen, Hsu, Feng-Hao
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Language:English
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Summary:This study fabricates Al-Y codoped ZnO (AZOY)/n-Si heterojunction (HJ) solar cells using direct current magnetron sputtering and investigates the effect of etching time (from 30 to 120 s) on photovoltaic cell properties. To explore the effects of etching time on the optoelectrical properties of AZOY thin films, the films are deposited on glass substrate and then measured using a field-emission scanning electron microscope, atomic force microscopy, Hall effect measurement, and an ultraviolet-visible spectrometer. The results show that the resistivity, surface root mean square roughness, plasma resonance wavelength (λ p ), and haze value of films increase with an increase in etching time. The highest conversion efficiency (η:8.10±0.11%) of a cell is achieved with postdeposition etching for 60 s because of the higher AZOY thin film λ p and haze values. The higher short circuit current density (J sc ) and open circuit voltage (V oc ) are proved again; low-cost and high-quality AZOY transparent conducting film is a good window layer for transparent conducting oxide/n-Si HJ solar cells.
ISSN:0018-9383
1557-9646
DOI:10.1109/TED.2013.2287060