Efficiency improved by acid texturization for multi-crystalline silicon solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Cheng, Yuang Tung ^a   Ho, Jyh Jier ^a   Tsai, Song Yeu ^b   Ye, Zong Zhi ^a   Lee, William ^b   Hwang, Daw Shang ^a   Chang, Shun Hsyung ^c   Chang, Chiu Cheng ^d   Wang, Kang L ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid etching; Alkali etching; Conversion efficiency; Internal quantum efficiency; Solar cell performance; Texturization

Indexed keywords

ACID ETCHING; ALKALI ETCHING; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; TEXTURIZATION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; INDUCED CURRENTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; WET ETCHING;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REFLECTANCE; SILICON; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 78650305319     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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