Polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells.pptVIP

Polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells :status and perspectives——周茜茜（1003110113） background Currently, the photovoltaic sector is dominated by wafer-based crystalline silicon solar cells with a market share of almost 90%.Thin- film solar cell technologies which only represent the residual part employ large-area and cost-effective manufacturing processes at significantly reduced material costs and are therefore a promising alternative considering a massive global deployment of photovoltaics in the coming decades. So far, polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) thin films have no treached the maturity and performance required for market entrance. However ,poly-Si layers exhibit distinct advantages since they could benefit from the advantages of the crystalline silicon wafer approach while maintaining the advantages of thin-film Advantage Crystalline silicon is a non- toxic material with high and endurance ,and possesses an energy gap of 1.12 eV which is nearly perfectly suited for maximum single-junction solar cell efficiency Silicon is an abundant material Status of poly-Si thin-film solar cells Solid phase crystallization (SPC) Epitaxial thickening of large-grained seed layers Direct crystalline growth Liquid phase crystallization (LPC) SPC Thermal annealing Parameters (annealing time/ temperature/ substrate texture) Randomly oriented grains Deep level intra-grain defects and grain- boundary defects limiting the electrical performance For crystallization process in a time span of several hours High requirements on substrate ( high purity/good thermal stability/thermal coefficient ) Epitaxial thickening of large-grained seed layers Laser crystallization Aluminum induced crystallization (CVD 1100 ) Preferentially 1 0 0 oriented for the epitaxy step Structural characteristics and electrical performance of this material are limited by intragrain defects Rather complex fabrication procedure and very high process temperature Direct crystalline growt