Development of High-Efficiency PERC Solar Cells Using Atlas Silvaco

This paper presents the results of an investigation of Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) solar cell technology and the current understanding of the fundamental device physics. The research work has been focused on the influence of the bulk lifetime, the incident angle of the solar radiation, and t...

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Published in:SILICON 2019-02, Vol.11 (1), p.145-152
Main Authors: Boukortt, N., Patanè, S., Hadri, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Efficiency
Electric fields
Electrical engineering
Electrical properties
Emitters
Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Lasers
Materials Science
Optical Devices
Optics
Original Paper
Photonics
Photovoltaic cells
Polymer Sciences
Radiation
Silicon
Simulation
Solar cells
Solar radiation
Temperature dependence
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Summary:This paper presents the results of an investigation of Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) solar cell technology and the current understanding of the fundamental device physics. The research work has been focused on the influence of the bulk lifetime, the incident angle of the solar radiation, and temperature dependence on electrical properties of the considered PERC solar cell by using TCAD-ATLAS Silvaco. Also, this paper shows the best results obtained recently and some guidelines to improve still more the efficiency of the devices. The optimization at 300 K led to the following results J sc = 41.70 mA/cm 2 , V oc = 0.727 V, FF = 80.53 %, P max = 244.439 W/m − 2 , and η = 24.44 % which are close with those found in different research works. This technology provides a better electrical control over the cell and thus leads to valuable improvements in device performance.
ISSN:1876-990X
1876-9918
DOI:10.1007/s12633-018-9838-8