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23.83% efficient mono‐PERC incorporating advanced hydrogenation
Author(s) -
Chen Ran,
Tong Hongbo,
Zhu Haitao,
Ding Chao,
Li Hua,
Chen Daniel,
Hallam Brett,
Chong Chee Mun,
Wenham Stuart,
Ciesla Alison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.3243
Subject(s) - degradation (telecommunications) , passivation , hydrogen , boron , materials science , chemical engineering , oxygen , solar cell , chemistry , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , computer science , telecommunications , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , engineering
LONGi Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd. has achieved 23.83% for a commercial p‐type Cz PERC cell. From a batch of over 40 000 cells, the average line efficiency achieved was 22.5%. R&D studies investigating hydrogenation and degradation show the importance of hydrogenation processes for efficiency improvements and controlling the hydrogen to prevent light‐induced degradation. Such degradation is shown to appear very differently under different illumination and temperature conditions. This degradation impacts V OC , I SC , and especially fill factor. Current injection and thermal anneal can be used to recover the degradation, but the recovery may not be stable. Reducing the hydrogen content within the cell is shown to minimise degradation without sacrificing performance, provided that enough hydrogen is retained to passivate boron‐oxygen defects.