Eliminating light-induced degradation in commercial p-type Czochralski silicon solar cells

B Hallam, A Herguth, P Hamer, N Nampalli, S Wilking… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses developments in the mitigation of light-induced degradation caused by
boron-oxygen defects in boron-doped Czochralski grown silicon. Particular attention is paid …

Status review and future perspectives on mitigating light-induced degradation on silicon-based solar cells

ZY Yeo, ZP Ling, JW Ho, QX Lim, YH So… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon-based solar cells and modules currently constitute the majority of photovoltaic
systems deployed globally with a market share exceeding 90%, stemming from the …

A roadmap toward 24% efficient PERC solar cells in industrial mass production

B Min, M Müller, H Wagner, G Fischer… - IEEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Many manufacturers choose the passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) approach in order
to surpass the 20% cell efficiency level in mass production. In this paper, we study the …

Passivated emitter and rear cell—Devices, technology, and modeling

R Preu, E Lohmüller, S Lohmüller… - Applied Physics …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Current studies reveal the expectation that photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion will become
the front-runner technology to stem against the extent of global warming by the middle of this …

Development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar cells via an improved understanding of the behaviour of hydrogen in silicon

BJ Hallam, PG Hamer… - Progress in …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The understanding and development of advanced hydrogenation processes for silicon solar
cells are presented. Hydrogen passivation is incorporated into virtually all silicon solar cells …

A four-state kinetic model for the carrier-induced degradation in multicrystalline silicon: Introducing the reservoir state

TH Fung, M Kim, D Chen, CE Chan, BJ Hallam… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we present new insight into the multi-crystalline silicon carrier-induced defect
(CID) by performing multiple degradation and regeneration cycles and further investigation …

The role of hydrogenation and gettering in enhancing the efficiency of next‐generation Si solar cells: An industrial perspective

B Hallam, D Chen, M Kim, B Stefani… - … status solidi (a), 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We discuss the importance of gettering and hydrogenation for next‐generation silicon solar
cells in the context of industrial cell fabrication. Gettering and hydrogenation play a vital role …

Influence of dopant elements on degradation phenomena in B‐and Ga‐doped Czochralski‐grown silicon

W Kwapil, J Dalke, R Post, T Niewelt - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The response of lifetime samples made from boron‐and gallium‐doped Czochralski‐grown
silicon from the same producer to light‐and elevated temperature‐induced degradation …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the mechanism responsible for the boron oxygen light induced degradation in silicon photovoltaic cells

M Vaqueiro-Contreras, VP Markevich… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Silicon solar cells containing boron and oxygen are one of the most rapidly growing forms of
electricity generation. However, they suffer from significant degradation during the initial …

Progress of hydrogenation engineering in crystalline silicon solar cells: a review

L Song, Z Hu, D Lin, D Yang, X Yu - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Crystalline silicon solar cells are always moving towards' high efficiency and low cost', which
requires continuously improving the quality of crystalline silicon materials. Nevertheless …