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Front Cover: Impact of Nickel Silicide Rear Metallization on the Series Resistance of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (Energy Technol. 9/2018)
Author(s) -
Bahabry Rabab R.,
Hanna Amir N.,
Kutbee Arwa T.,
Gumus Abdurrahman,
Hussain Muhammad. M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201800717
Subject(s) - crystalline silicon , renewable energy , engineering physics , materials science , ohmic contact , silicon , photovoltaic system , photovoltaics , solar energy , commercialization , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering , layer (electronics) , political science , law
Towards pyrolysis oil commercialization : Solar energy is the key renewable energy source on earth. To harness the sunlight's energy, crystalline silicon solar cells are widely used due to their albeit moderate efficiency of 20 %, as they still provide the most reliable combination of performance and cost. To enhance the performance further, one key area is improvement in contact engineering for solar cells. By using a low‐resistivity contact material the overall current collection from the cell can be potentially enhanced. In this study, salicidation‐based, low‐cost ohmic contact engineering based upon CMOS technology is demonstrated to enhance the performance of silicon photovoltaic cells by nearly 2 %. The cover page illustrates the concept of improved contact engineering in crystalline silicon‐based solar cells for improved performance and reliable manufacturability. More details can be found in the Full Paper by Rabab R. Bahabry et al. on page 1627 in Issue 9, 2018 ( 10.1002/ente.201700790).