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Variation in the Optical Properties of the SiC-SiO2 Composite Antireflection Layer in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Annealing

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This study showed the effects of annealing on a sol–gel-derived SiC-SiO2 composite antireflection (AR) layer and investigated the optical and photovoltaic properties of crystalline silicon (Si) solar cells. The SiC-SiO2 composite AR coating showed a considerable decrease in reflectance from 7.18% to 3.23% at varying annealing temperatures of 450–800°C. The refractive indices of the SiC-SiO2 composite AR layer were tuned from 2.06 to 2.45 with the increase in annealing temperature. The analysis of the current density–voltage characteristics indicated that the energy conversion efficiencies of the fabricated Si solar cells gradually increased from 16.99% to 17.73% with increasing annealing temperatures of 450–800°C. The annealing of the SiC-SiO2 composite AR layer in Si solar cells was crucial to improving the optical, morphological, and photovoltaic properties.

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  1. School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Solar Energy Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea

    Azmira Jannat, Zhen Yu Li, M. Shaheer Akhter & O-Bong Yang

  2. New and Renewable Energy Materials Development Center (NewREC), Chonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea

    M. Shaheer Akhter & O-Bong Yang

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Jannat, A., Li, Z.Y., Akhter, M.S. et al. Variation in the Optical Properties of the SiC-SiO2 Composite Antireflection Layer in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Annealing. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 6357–6366 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5639-x

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