Demonstration of aluminum doped ZnO as anti-reflection coating

Muhaira Al Eghfeli, Sabina Abdul Hadi, Nazek El Atab, Ammar Nayfeh

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Abstract

Here we demonstrate use of conductive Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide, Al:ZnO (AZO) layers as anti-reflective coating (ARC) for thin film a-Si and c-Si solar cells. Low temperature Atomic Layer Deposition is used for AZO growth. We report complex refractive index of AZO layers and performance of fabricated cells: AZO/100 nm a-Si and AZO/ 2 μm c-Si using ∼73 nm AZO ARC. The current density measured for fabricated AZO/a-Si was 5.1 mA/cm2 and AZO/c-Si 19.72 mA/cm2. 73 nm AZO completely minimizes reflection at 600 nm wavelength for c-Si cell.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2765-2769
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781509027248
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Nov 2016
Event43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States
Duration: 5 Jun 201610 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Conference

Conference43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period5/06/1610/06/16

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