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Multilayer emitter of molybdenum oxide/silver/molybdenum oxide thin films for silicon heterojunction solar cells: Device fabrication and electrical characterization

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? 2022 Elsevier B.V.In a simplified heterojunction crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell, a molybdenum oxide/silver/molybdenum oxide (MoOx/Ag/MoOx) stack has been investigated as an alternative to the well-known p-type amorphous silicon hydrogenated (a-Si: H) layer or a single layer of MoOx. The optical characteristics of the MoOx/Ag/MoOx multilayer were studied and found to have acceptable features for embedding on the solar cell's front side. Using a straightforward fabrication technique, thermal evaporation, a device structure composed of Al/Ag/MoOx/Ag/MoOx/n-Si/MoOx/Mg/Al has been fabricated. Impedance spectroscopy measurements were performed and Nyquist plots revealed single semicircles in the frequency range (102 Hz - 106 Hz) and at different temperatures, indicating the formation of a junction between MoOx/Ag/MoOx and n-Si substrate and the establishment of good Ohmic contacts for the front/rear electrodes. Moreover, capacitance-voltage characteristics were used to determine the temperature dependency of the built-in potential, doping concentration, and depletion width. The temperature-dependent current-voltage plots for the cell suggested that the predominant carrier transport mechanisms in the forward bias regime are trap-assisted tunneling at V> 0.35 V and e-h pair recombination at 0.35–0.75 V. For the reverse bias regime, carriers transport is dominated by the current generation in the space-charge region. Additionally, the photovoltaic performance of the solar cell was measured under illumination.

Device performanceImpedance spectroscopyMoOx/Ag/MoOx stackSilicon heterojunction solar cellTransparent hole selective contactTransport mechanism

Shehata M.M.、Makhlouf M.M.

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Department of Physics Faculty of Science Minia University

Department of Science and Technology Ranyah University College Taif University

2022

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

EISCI
ISSN:0925-8388
年,卷(期):2022.904
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