Overcoming performance limitations in multicrystalline silicon solar cells

该项目旨在解决提高多晶硅太阳能电池效率的主要障碍，这是当今工业中最普遍的。已经确定了三个关键领域：了解这种材料中载流子复合的基本来源，等离子体氮化硅减少这种复合的应用，以及开发一种合适的技术来纹理化电池的前表面。通过使用新的先进技术来深入了解这些问题，将有可能开发出新的、具有成本效益的工艺，提高效率并适用于工业。

This project aims to address the major impediments to improved efficiency of multicrystalline silicon solar cells, the most prevalent in industry today. Three key areas have been identified: understanding the fundamental source of carrier recombination in this material, the application of plasma silicon nitride to reducing this recombination, and developing a suitable technique for texturing the front surface of the cells. By using novel, advanced techniques to gain a deeper physical understanding of these issues, it will be possible to develop new, cost-effective processes that improve efficiency and are applicable in industry.