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In Situ Reflectometry and Diffraction Investigation of the Multiscale Structure of p-Type Polysilicon Passivating Contacts for c-Si Solar Cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Andrea Ingenito, Audrey Marie Isabelle Morisset

The integration of passivating contacts based on a highly doped polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer on top of a thin silicon oxide (SiOx) layer has been identified as the next step to further increase the conversion efficiency of current mainstream cry ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Pre-annealing for improved LPCVD deposited boron-doped poly-Si hole-selective contacts

Franz-Josef Haug, Luca Massimiliano Antognini, Josua Andreas Stückelberger, Xinyu Zhang

We demonstrate the beneficial effect of a pre-annealing step prior to the boron diffusion on passivation and contact resistivity of industrially LPCVD deposited poly-Si/SiOX hole-selective contacts. We investigate the influence of the pre-annealing tempera ...

ELSEVIER2023

Absorption Enhancement in Solar Cells With Periodic Interface Textures of Asymmetric Shape

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Karin Söderström

We investigate light scattering interface textures for solar cells with the intention to obtain a more fundamental understanding of the absorption enhancement. Therefore, we study simplified structures with the periodic interface texture of sinusoidal and ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2015

Development and characterization of N2O-plasma oxide layers for high-temperature p-type passivating contacts in silicon solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Sofia Libraro, Audrey Marie Isabelle Morisset, Julien Hurni, Ezgi Genç, David Fernando Reyes Vasquez

Full-area passivating contacts based on SiOx/poly-Si stacks are key for the new generation of industrial silicon solar cells substituting the passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) technology. Demonstrating a potential efficiency increase of 1 to 2% compa ...

American Chemical Society (ACS)2024

The boron-tailing myth in hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Matthieu Despeisse, Michael Elias Stückelberger, Grégory Bugnon

The boron-tailing effect in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells describes the reduced charge collection specifically in the blue part of the spectrum for absorber layers deposited above a critical temperature. This effect limits the device ...

AIP American Institute of Physics2015

Facile preparation of micron- and nano-scale textured master for nano-imprinting front electrode in thin-film silicon tandem cells with improved light trapping

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Etienne Antoine Julien Moulin

This paper reports a facile method to prepare a textured surface with combined micron- and nano-scale surface features, which is used as master for nano-imprinting process to obtain transparent front electrodes in thin-film silicon tandem cells. The micron ...

Elsevier2015

Evaluation of secondary electron intensities for dopant profiling in ion implanted semiconductors: a correlative study combining SE, SIMS and ECV methods

Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Franz-Josef Haug, Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Mario Joe Lehmann, Philippe Wyss, Audrey Marie Isabelle Morisset

This study evaluates the secondary electron (SE) dopant contrast in scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and helium ion microscopy (HIM) on boron implanted silicon sample. Complementary techniques like secondary ion mass spectrometry and electrochemical capa ...

IOP PUBLISHING LTD2021

FINAL RESULTS OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT FLEXCELLENCE ROLL TO ROLL TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH EFFICIENCY LOW COST THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Vanessa Terrazzoni-Daudrix

This paper reports on the final main results of the Flexcellence project. The project was running for 3 years and its goal was the development of equipments and processes for cost-effective roll-to-roll production of high-efficiency flexible thin-film sili ...

2009

Light trapping in solar cells: can periodic beat random?

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Matthieu Despeisse, Mathieu Gérard Boccard, Marco Cantoni, Duncan Thomas Lindsay Alexander, Corsin Battaglia, Jordi Escarre Palou, Karin Söderström

Theory predicts that periodic photonic nanostructures should outperform their random counterparts in trapping light in solar cells. However, the current certified world-record conversion efficiency for amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells, which strongl ...

2012

Bulk Defects and Hydrogenation Kinetics in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells With Fired Passivating Contacts

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Andrea Ingenito, Mario Joe Lehmann, Philippe Wyss, Audrey Marie Isabelle Morisset

In this article, the effect of the various processing steps during the fabrication of c-Si/SiOx/SiCx fired passivating contacts on the silicon bulk lifetime is studied, and the kinetics of defect deactivation by hydrogenation is investigated. It is found t ...

2022

Light-induced Voc increase and decrease in high-efficiency amorphous silicon solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Matthieu Despeisse, Michael Elias Stückelberger, Yannick Samuel Riesen, Jan-Willem Alexander Schüttauf

High-efficiency amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells were deposited with different thicknesses of the p-type amorphous silicon carbide layer on substrates of varying roughness. We observed a light-induced open-circuit voltage (Voc) increase upon light so ...

American Institute of Physics2014

Organometallic Halide Perovskites: Sharp Optical Absorption Edge and Its Relation to Photovoltaic Performance

Christophe Ballif, Jun Ho Yum, Franz-Josef Haug, Stefaan De Wolf, Björn Niesen, Soo-Jin Moon, Jakub Holovsky, Martin Ledinsky

Solar cells based on organometallic halide perovskite absorber layers are emerging as a high-performance photovoltaic technology. Using highly sensitive photothermal deflection and photocurrent spectroscopy, we measure the absorption spectrum of CH3NH3PbI3 ...

Amer Chemical Soc2014

Optical Evaluation of the Rear Contacts of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Coupled Electromagnetic and Statistical Ray-Optics Modeling

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Stefaan De Wolf, Monica Morales Masis, Ali Dabirian

High-efficiency crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells increasingly feature sophisticated electron and hole contacts aimed at minimizing electronic losses. At the rear of photovoltaic devices, such contacts-usually consisting of stacks of functional layers ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2017

Comparison of LPCVD and sputter-etched ZnO layers applied as front electrodes in tandem thin-film silicon solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Grégory Bugnon, Michael Elias Stückelberger, Etienne Antoine Julien Moulin

Aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) layers deposited by sputtering and boron-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:B) layers deposited by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) are well-established materials for front electrodes in thin-film silicon solar cells. In ...

Elsevier2016

Towards Quantitative Interpretation of Fourier-Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy on Thin-Film Solar Cells

Franz-Josef Haug, Michael Elias Stückelberger, Jakub Holovsky

The method of detecting deep defects in photovoltaic materials by Fourier-Transform Photocurrent Spectroscopy has gone through continuous development during the last two decades. Still, giving quantitative predictions of photovoltaic device performance is ...

2020

Research and developments in thin film silicon photovoltaics

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Matthieu Despeisse, Andrea Feltrin, Gaetano Parascandolo, Grégory Bugnon, Sylvie Faÿ

The increasing demand for photovoltaic devices and the associated crystalline silicon feedstock demand scenario have led in the past years to the fast growth of the thin film silicon industry. The high potential for cost reduction and the suitability for b ...

2009

Improvement of the open circuit voltage by modifying the transparent ITO front electrode in amorphous n-i-p solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Frank Jonathan Leresche, Rémi Biron

At the front contact of thin film silicon solar cells, the junction between the p-doped window layer and the n-type transparent electrode results in a barrier that must be surmounted by the charge carriers. The barrier height is governed by the work functi ...

Wiley-Blackwell2012

Excitation of plasmon and guided-mode resonances in thin film silicon solar cells

Franz-Josef Haug

Thin film silicon solar cells are an attractive option for the production of sustainable energy but their low response at long wavelengths requires additional measures for absorption enhancement. The most successful concepts are based on light scattering i ...

2011

Diffraction and absorption enhancement from textured back reflectors of thin film solar cells

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Ali Naqavi

We study light scattering and absorption in thin film solar cells, using a model system of a sinusoidally textured silver reflector and dielectric layers of ZnO and amorphous silicon. Experimental results are compared to a theoretical model based on a Rayl ...

American Institute of Physics2012

A Mixed-Phase SiOx Hole Selective Junction Compatible With High Temperatures Used in Industrial Solar Cell Manufacturing

Christophe Ballif, Matthieu Despeisse, Franz-Josef Haug, Quentin Thomas Jeangros, Gizem Nogay, Xavier Niquille, Andrea Ingenito, Mario Joe Lehmann, Philippe Wyss, Josua Andreas Stückelberger, Iris Anita Mack

We present a p-type passivating rear contact that complies with integration into standard solar cell manufacturing with phosphorus-diffused front side. Our contact structure consists of a thin SiOx tunneling layer grown by wet chemistry and a stack of laye ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2020