Innovative Emitter Design for Low-Cost Silicon Based Heterostructure Solar Cells

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Boumaour, M. [1 ]
Bahfir, A. [1 ]
Sali, S. [1 ]
Kermadi, S. [1 ]
Zougar, L. [1 ]
Ouarab, N. [1 ]
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[1] Res Ctr Semicond Technol Energet CRTSE, DDCS Div, Algiers, Algeria
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Silicon solar cells; Heterojunctions; TCO; Bandgap engineering; Numerical simulation; FILMS; TRANSPARENT;
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N+ transparent conductor oxides (TCO's) can be a valuable and low-cost alternative to conventional thermally diffused emitter of silicon based solar cells. With reduced resistivities by appropriate doping and considering lattice mismatch and energy band offsets at the interface with p-silicon substrate, predictive study by numerical simulation shows comparable performance between ZnS: Al and TiO2:Nb with conversion efficiencies >16%. Furthermore, a back surface field achieved by a thin Sb2Te3 can enhance the efficiency with values higher than 18.5%.
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