Single crystal silicon solar glass structure

What is the basic structure of a crystalline silicon solar cell?

One... basic structure of high efficiency crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell is shown in Figure 6. It is composed of front contacts, antireflection coating, emitter layer (N-type), absorber layer (P-type), back surface field and back contact.

How are mono crystalline solar cells made?

The silicon used to make mono-crystalline solar cells (also called single crystal cells) is cut from one large crystal. This means that the internal structure is highly ordered and it is easy for electrons to move through it. The silicon crystals are produced by slowly drawing a rod upwards out of a pool of molten silicon.

What is the device structure of a silicon solar cell?

The device structure of a silicon solar cell is based on the concept of a p-n junction, for which dopant atoms such as phosphorus and boron are introduced into intrinsic silicon for preparing n- or p-type silicon, respectively. A simplified schematic cross-section of a commercial mono-crystalline silicon solar cell is shown in Fig. 2.

What is a crystalline silicon on glass (CSG) solar cell?

Key features of a crystalline silicon on glass (CSG) solar cell technology. Glass substrate is coated with silicon nitride, followed by deposition of three layers of differently doped amorphous silicon, and capped with a SiO 2 film. The silicon layers are recrystallized and passivated with plasma hydrogenation.