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A Study on Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells with Multi-Architecture Etching Technique to Improve Light Trapping

광 포획 향상을 위한 다중 아키텍처 식각 기술을 적용한 박막 실리콘 태양전지에 관한 연구

  • Hyeong Gi Park (AI-Superconvergence KIURI Translational Research Center, Ajou University) ;
  • Junsin Yi (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 박형기 (아주대학교 AI-초융합 KIURI 질환극복 중개연구단) ;
  • 이준신 (성균관대학교 전자전기컴퓨터공학과)
  • Received : 2024.02.29
  • Accepted : 2024.03.13
  • Published : 2024.05.01
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Abstract

This work focuses on improving the light-harvesting efficiency of thin-film silicon solar cells through innovative multi-architecture surface modifications. To create a regular optical structure, a lithographic process was performed to form it on a glass substrate through various etching processes, from Etch-1 to Etch-3. AZO was deposited on top of the structures and re-etched to create a multi-architectural surface. These surface-modified structures improved the light absorption and overall performance of the solar cell through changes in optical and physical properties, which we will analyze. In addition, we investigated the effect of post-cleaning on the etched glass structures through EDX analysis to understand the mechanism of the etching action. The results of this study are expected to provide important guidelines for the design and fabrication of solar cells and other photovoltaic devices.

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이 논문은 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단 혁신성장 선도 고급연구인재 육성사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구입니다(No.NRF2021M3H1A104892211).

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