Review Article

Review of Ni-Cu Based Front Side Metallization for c-Si Solar Cells

Table 2

Solar cell performance data for front contacts with electroless Ni as the seed or barrier layer.

Result typeSubstrate typeCell Area (cm2)Ni thickness (μm) (mV) (mA/cm2)FF (%)η (%)Reference

AverageCZ250.03-0.04617.436.3877.917.5 [23]
BestFZ40.03-0.04650.639.3680.720.7
MinFZ44.89685.937.97920.5 [10]
BestFZ44.89692.437.881.9521.4
BestCZ4361236.577.717.4 [24]
BestFZ4646.438.8680.820.3 [25]
AverageCZ25613.835.7474.916.4
BestCZ25616.835.6976.216.8