Morphology of an ITO recombination layer deposited on a silicon wire texture for potential silicon/perovskite tandem solar cell applications

• Autorzy: Kulesza-Matlak Grazyna , Szindler Marek , Szindler Magdalena M. , Sypien Anna , Major Lukasz , Drabczyk Kazimierz

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DOI

10.24425/opelre.2023.148222

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents research on the deposition of an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer which may act as a recombination layer in a silicon/perovskite tandem solar cell. ITO was deposited by magnetron sputtering on a highly porous surface of silicon etched by the metal-assisted etching method (MAE) for texturing as nano and microwires. The homogeneity of the ITO layer and the degree of coverage of the silicon wires were assessed using electron microscopy imaging techniques. The quality of the deposited layer was specified, and problems related to both the presence of a porous substrate and the deposition method were determined. The presence of a characteristic structure of the deposited ITO layer resembling a "match" in shape was demonstrated. Due to the specificity of the porous layer of silicon wires, the ITO layer should not exceed 80 nm. Additionally, to avoid differences in ITO thickness at the top and base of the silicon wire, the layer should be no thicker than 40 nm for the given deposition parameters.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

tandem solar cell; silicon nanowires; MAE etching; ITO; recombination layer

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 31, No. 4
• Strony: art. no. e148222
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kulesza-Matlak Grazyna

• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. W. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9994-3321

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Szindler Marek

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 2A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9938-4646

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Szindler Magdalena M.

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Akademicka 2A, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6461-9449

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Sypien Anna

• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. W. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-1943

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Major Lukasz

• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. W. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4266-5807

autor

Drabczyk Kazimierz

• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. W. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1490-5356

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