The emergence of high-performance multi-crystalline silicon in photovoltaics
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.10.072
Abstract: Abstract The emergence of the high-performance multi-crystalline silicon (HP mc-Si) in 2011 has made a significant impact to photovoltaic industry. In addition to the much better ingot uniformity and production yield, HP mc-Si also has… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline silicon; performance multi; emergence high; multi crystalline ... See more keywords
Evolution of grain structure and recombination active dislocations in extraordinary tall conventional and high performance multi-crystalline silicon ingots
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.11.030
Abstract: Abstract In this work one high performance multi-crystalline silicon ingot and one conventional multi-crystalline silicon ingot, each with an extraordinary ingot height of 710 mm, were replicated by the successive growth of eight G1 ingots to… read more here.
Keywords: grain structure; multi crystalline; silicon; grain ... See more keywords
Three dimensional modelling of grain boundary interaction and evolution during directional solidification of multi-crystalline silicon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2017.12.044
Abstract: Abstract The development of grain structures during directional solidification of multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) plays a crucial role in the materials quality for silicon solar cells. Three dimensional (3D) modelling of the grain boundary (GB) interaction… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline silicon; interaction; multi crystalline; solidification multi ... See more keywords
Three-dimensional phase field modelling of twin nucleation during directional solidification of multi-crystalline silicon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.05.018
Abstract: Abstract The development of grain structures during directional solidification of multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) plays a crucial role in the materials quality for silicon solar cells. Three dimensional (3D) modelling of the grain boundary (GB) interaction… read more here.
Keywords: solidification multi; crystalline silicon; twin nucleation; multi crystalline ... See more keywords
A metal-free additive texturization method used for diamond-wire-sawn multi-crystalline silicon wafers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2020.105187
Abstract: Abstract Diamond-wire-sawn (DWS) technique has been widely applied in PV industry. However, this technique still has a big challenge when it is used for multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) because its reflectivity of DWS mc-Si etched by… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline silicon; wire sawn; multi crystalline; silicon ... See more keywords
High efficiency multi-crystalline silicon solar cell with inverted pyramid nanostructure
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.12.007
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we report inverted pyramidal nanostructure based multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cells with a high conversion efficiency of 18.62% in large size of 156 × 156 mm2 wafers. The nanostructures were fabricated by metal assisted… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline silicon; solar cell; silicon solar; multi crystalline ... See more keywords
A laser texturing study on multi-crystalline silicon solar cells
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110587
Abstract: Abstract A laser texturing process including laser ablation and post-etching has been developed to form a unique microstructure of pits in craters (PIC) on the front surface of the diamond wire sawn multi-crystalline silicon (DWS… read more here.
Keywords: laser texturing; crystalline silicon; process; multi crystalline ... See more keywords
Evolution of LeTID defects in industrial multi-crystalline silicon wafers under laser illumination - Dependency of wafer position in brick and temperature
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DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2020.110735
Abstract: Abstract In the past few years, a hot topic in both research and industrialization of p-type multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cells is to investigate the mechanism, measurement and mitigation of the light- and elevated temperature-induced… read more here.
Keywords: degradation; brick; multi crystalline; silicon ... See more keywords
Effective surface passivation on multi-crystalline silicon using aluminum/porous silicon nanostructures
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DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2019.100391
Abstract: Abstract In this work, we present a novel passivation treatment for multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) based on a combination of aluminum/porous silicon nanostructures (Al/PSN). The proposed treatment demonstrates excellent passivation properties, resulting in a significant increase… read more here.
Keywords: passivation; crystalline silicon; multi crystalline; silicon ... See more keywords
Effect of surface passivation by a low pressure and temperature environment-grown thermal oxide layer for multi-crystalline silicon solar cells
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.05.047
Abstract: Abstract In this study, we show that the efficiency and carrier life time of multi-crystalline silicon solar cells were significantly improved by using a low pressure (20,000 Pa) and temperature (650 °C~750 °C) environment grown thermal oxide (TO)… read more here.
Keywords: crystalline silicon; temperature; multi crystalline; silicon solar ... See more keywords