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Optical and Electrical Effect of Texture Morphology on the Performance of Thin-Film Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2012

Daiji Kanematsu ,
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto ,
Shigeo Yata ,
Yoichiro Aya ,
Akira Terakawa  and
Masahiro Iseki
Daiji Kanematsu
Affiliation:
Next-Generation Energy Device Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, 180, Ohmori, Anpachi-Cho, Anpachi-Gun, Gifu 503-0195, Japan
Mitsuhiro Matsumoto
Affiliation:
Next-Generation Energy Device Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, 180, Ohmori, Anpachi-Cho, Anpachi-Gun, Gifu 503-0195, Japan
Shigeo Yata
Affiliation:
Next-Generation Energy Device Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, 180, Ohmori, Anpachi-Cho, Anpachi-Gun, Gifu 503-0195, Japan
Yoichiro Aya
Affiliation:
Next-Generation Energy Device Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, 180, Ohmori, Anpachi-Cho, Anpachi-Gun, Gifu 503-0195, Japan
Akira Terakawa
Affiliation:
Next-Generation Energy Device Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, 180, Ohmori, Anpachi-Cho, Anpachi-Gun, Gifu 503-0195, Japan
Masahiro Iseki
Affiliation:
Next-Generation Energy Device Development Center, Panasonic Corporation, 180, Ohmori, Anpachi-Cho, Anpachi-Gun, Gifu 503-0195, Japan
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Abstract

We correlated the texture morphology and the solar cell properties by measuring the distribution in the texture morphology. As a result, the short-circuit current ISC was approximated across various types of substrates by the standard texture height. Furthermore, we investigated the texture morphology from the point of view of the electrical effects. With regard to this point, the open-circuit voltage VOC was correlated to the steepest texture angle. Therefore, we consider that the both of the ISC and the VOC can be improved by controlling the distribution in the texture morphology.

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photovoltaicthin filmtransparent conductor
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1426: Symposium A – Amorphous and Polycrystalline Thin-Film Silicon Science and Technology—2012 , 2012 , pp. 161 - 166
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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