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▲ [16p-A24-3] Front Side Improvement for n-PERT Solar Cell by Removing the Boron-depleted Region
キーワード:bifacial solar cell, , boron depleted region, spin etching
In this study, an important step was made toward improving the front-side emitter of n-type bifacial solar cells. An improved boron profile was obtained by etching the surface by 0.15 um. This resulted in a boron emitter without boron depletion at the surface. The measured Jsc from the I-V parameters implies that removing the depleted region by means of spin etching technique on the wafer surface exhibit a less damage to the pyramid textures on the wafer surface. The J0e values were measured on a symmetrical p+/n/p+ samples for these non-etched and etched emitters. J0e value improved from 121 fA/cm2 to 103 fA/cm2 by removing the depleted region. This improvement in J0e resulted in a 3.5 mV increase in Voc. The other main difference was observed in FF. The FF was 1.8% lower in the case of cells in which the boron-depleted region was not etched.