Economic Advantages of Dry-Etched Black Silicon in Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) Photovoltaic Manufacturing

Industrial Czochralski silicon (Cz-Si) photovoltaic (PV) efficiencies have routinely reached >20% with the passivated emitter rear cell (PERC) design. Nanostructuring silicon (black-Si) by dry-etching decreases surface reflectance, allows diamond saw wafering, enhances metal gettering, and ma...

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Published in:	Energies
Main Authors:	Chiara Modanese, Hannu S. Laine, Toni P. Pasanen, Hele Savin, Joshua M. Pearce
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Subjects:	black silicon economics manufacturing costs multicrystalline silicon passivated emitter rear cell PERC silicon solar cells photovoltaic photovoltaic manufacturing
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2337