TY - GEN
T1 - Advancements in PV multicrystalline silicon solar cells from 1980 to 2010 - An overview
AU - Budhraja, Vinay
AU - Misra, Durga
AU - Ravindra, N. M.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The use of multicrystalline silicon solar cells has increased in the past decade because of its associated reduced cost and high efficiency. This paper discusses the various fabrication and characterization techniques that have been utilized in the advancement of multicrystalline silicon solar cells. The scientific understandings which helped to improve the cell efficiency from approximately 7% in 1980 to 20.3% in 2004 are discussed in this work. Additionally, this study provides an analysis of results of mc-Si solar cells that may lead to efficiency >18% in industrial mc-Si solar cells. An extensive evaluation from material growth to cell processing is also discussed. Although there is no direct relation between the influence of grain boundary or dislocation and solar cell performance, the understanding of its influence on various solar cell parameters has led to improvement in its performance.
AB - The use of multicrystalline silicon solar cells has increased in the past decade because of its associated reduced cost and high efficiency. This paper discusses the various fabrication and characterization techniques that have been utilized in the advancement of multicrystalline silicon solar cells. The scientific understandings which helped to improve the cell efficiency from approximately 7% in 1980 to 20.3% in 2004 are discussed in this work. Additionally, this study provides an analysis of results of mc-Si solar cells that may lead to efficiency >18% in industrial mc-Si solar cells. An extensive evaluation from material growth to cell processing is also discussed. Although there is no direct relation between the influence of grain boundary or dislocation and solar cell performance, the understanding of its influence on various solar cell parameters has led to improvement in its performance.
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186128
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186128
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84861052471
SN - 9781424499656
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 1032
EP - 1037
BT - Program - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011
T2 - 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011
Y2 - 19 June 2011 through 24 June 2011
ER -