Nano-Silicon Particle Enhancement of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics

E.A. Good
16 October 2009 - Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

2nd US-China Workshop on Nanostructured Materials for Global Energy and Environmental Challenges
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SolarWorld: Vertical Integration

Quality Yielding Sustainability

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Crystallization Process Technologies

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Device Fabrication Sequence &
Nano-Silicon Incorporation Proposal

Front side contact

AR coating
Emitter
Base
Back side contact

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Nano-Silicon Research Timeline

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 Nano-Scale Characterization of
Electro-Mechanical Transitions in Silicon Substrates

o In-situ electrical measurement through a

conductive tip enables instantaneous
recognition of phase transformations
associated with pop-in and pop-outs.

o Nano-metals precipitates lead to

multiple incidents of pop-out, where
individual pop-out results in abrupt jump
in the current signal.
Current

Displacement (nm)

Current (µA)
(a) Current vs. time plot during an in-situ
nanoindentation measurement and (b) shows
the corresponding load vs. displacement Load
curves with pop-in and pop-out events.
(Inset: shows the dynamic change in the load
and corresponding current at pop-out)
Time (sec)
K.Youssef, P. Kulshreshtha, and G. Rozgonyi. JSolarWorld
Electrochemical Society. In Press
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