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http://dx.doi.org/10.21218/CPR.2021.9.4.111

Recent Development of High-efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Technology Solar Cells  

Lee, Ahreum (Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Yoo, Jinsu (Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Park, Sungeun (Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Park, Joo Hyung (Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Ahn, Seungkyu (Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Cho, Jun-Sik (Photovoltaics Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
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Current Photovoltaic Research / v.9, no.4, 2021 , pp. 111-122 More about this Journal
Abstract
Silicon heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells have received considerable attention due to advantages that include high efficiency over 26%, good performance in the real world environment, and easy application to bifacial power generation using symmetric device structure. Furthermore, ultra-highly efficient perovskite/c-Si tandem devices using the HJT bottom cells have been reported. In this paper, we discuss the unique feature of the HJT solar cells, the fabrication processes and the current status of technology development. We also investigate practical challenges and key technologies of the HJT solar cell manufacturers for reducing fabrication cost and increasing productivity.
Keywords
HJT; Silicon; Solar cell; Power conversion efficiency; Bifacial; Fabrication cost;
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