Black silicon solar cells with interdigitated back-contacts achieve 22.1% efficiency

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 624-628

  Savin, Hele ^a   Repo, Päivikki ^a   Von Gastrow, Guillaume ^a   Ortega, Pablo ^b   Calle, Eric ^b   Garín, Moises ^b   Alcubilla, Ramon ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; MANUFACTURE; PASSIVATION; SOLAR CELLS;

BLACK SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CHARGE CARRIER RECOMBINATION; ELECTRICAL PASSIVATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTERDIGITATED BACK CONTACTS; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BLACK SILICON SOLAR CELL; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ENERGY YIELD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTERDIGITATED BACK CONTACT BACK JUNCTION SOLAR CELL; LATITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FILM; IMMERSION; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84940713122     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2015.89     Document Type: Article

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