Efficiency Enhancement of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Inserting Two-Step Growth Thermal Oxide to the Surface Passivation Layer

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Samples</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Carrier lifetime (<i>μ</i>s)</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Reflectance (%)</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">IQE (%)</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3"><i>I</i>-<i>V</i> characterization</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Efficiency (%)</td><td class="align_center"><i>V</i><sub>OC</sub> (V)</td><td class="align_center"><i>I</i><sub>SC</sub> (A)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">A</td><td class="align_center">5.55</td><td class="align_center">3.28</td><td class="align_center">84.62</td><td class="align_center">17.27</td><td class="align_center">0.623</td><td class="align_center">8.59</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">B</td><td class="align_center">21</td><td class="align_center">2.76</td><td class="align_center">88.72</td><td class="align_center">17.64</td><td class="align_center">0.632</td><td class="align_center">8.72</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Measurement results of the samples of the multicrystalline silicon solar cells.

International Journal of Photoenergy

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Table 1: Efficiency Enhancement of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Inserting Two-Step Growth Thermal Oxide to the Surface Passivation Layer 