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A novel wrap-around metal contact optimized for radial p-n junction Si wire solar cells

  • Writer: Home Snpl
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  • Aug 12, 2023
  • 1 min read

Sun-Mi Shin, Jin-Young Jung, Kwang-Tae Park, Han-Don Um, Sang-Won Jee, Yoon-Ho Nam, Jung-Ho Lee


Abstract

We demonstrate wrap-around top metal contacts for radial junction silicon wire solar cells. A thin Ag sheet surrounds the silicon wires close to the planar bottom contacts. A fill factor of 65.4% was obtained, which is higher than that of conventional top contacts made using transparent conductive oxides and metal grids.


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Sam Dillard
Sam Dillard
Nov 06

The idea of a wrap-around metal contact optimized for radial p-n junction Si wire solar cells is really promising—especially for improving carrier collection and reducing series resistance in those high-aspect-ratio structures. It seems aligned with recent work on silicon microwire solar cells showing advantages of radial junctions for light absorption and charge collection.

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