Development status of high-efficiency HIT solar cells

被引:379
作者
Mishima, Takahiro [1 ]
Taguchi, Mikio [1 ]
Sakata, Hitoshi [1 ]
Maruyama, Eiji [1 ]
机构
[1] Sanyo Elect Co Ltd, Adv Energy Res Ctr, Nishi Ku, Kobe, Hyogo 6512242, Japan
关键词
High-efficiency solar cell; Crystalline silicon; Heterojunction;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.030
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
This paper describes the development status of high-efficiency heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer (HIT) solar cells at SANYO Electric. Presently, the conversion efficiency of our standard HIT solar cell has reached a level of 23.0% for a practical size of (100.4 cm(2)) substrate. On the other hand, we have developed special technologies for effectively using thinner substrates for HIT solar cells. Surprisingly, we have achieved a quite high open circuit voltage (V(oc)) of 743 mV, and a high conversion efficiency of 22.8% using only a 98-mu m-thick substrate. A 98-mu m-thick cell also exhibits a good temperature coefficient, and allows the thickness of the substrate to be reduced by more than 50% while maintaining its efficiency. These results suggest that the HIT solar cell has the potential to further improve cost-performance. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:4
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