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Cost Effective Fabrication of Wafer Scale Nanoholes for Solar Cells Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2011

Y Q Zhao ,
K K Leung ,
C Surya ,
C K Feng ,
Y F Chen ,
D M Chen ,
H Shen  and
B J Zhang
Y Q Zhao
Affiliation:
Photonics Research Centre, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
K K Leung
Affiliation:
Photonics Research Centre, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
C Surya*
Affiliation:
Photonics Research Centre, Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
C K Feng
Affiliation:
Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Y F Chen
Affiliation:
Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-sen University, China
D M Chen
Affiliation:
Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-sen University, China
H Shen
Affiliation:
Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Sun Yat-sen University, China
B J Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Physics and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, China
*
*Correspondence author; email: ensurya@polyu.edu.hk
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Abstract

We report fabrication of random nanometer-scale radial p-n junction solar cells (SCs). Nanoholes were fabricated on the Si wafer by combining silver film annealing and metal catalyzed electrochemical etching (MECC) of the material. The dimension of the holes can be adjusted by varying the annealing conditions and the thickness of the Ag film. Systematic investigations on the effects of the nanohole size and the doping conditions on the cell efficiency were performed.

Keywords

Sinanostructurephotovoltaic
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1323: Symposium C – Advanced Materials Processing for Scalable Solar-Cell Manufacturing , 2011 , mrss11-1323-c03-35
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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