An optimized texturing process for silicon solar cell substrates using TMAH

Publication date: 1 Mag 2005

JournalSource: LEGACY

Random pyramidal texturing of silicon solar cell substrates allows to increase the short-circuit current of the device, and it is usually achieved, in commercial solar cells, by chemical anisotropic etching using a potassium hydroxide and isopropyl alcohol solution. Due to some drawbacks of these chemicals, alternative chemical etching solutions are required. Our successful results on the tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH), (CH3)4NOH, solution for silicon random texturing are reported. Heterojunction solar cells were deposited on textured substrates, indicating the feasibility of TMAH texturing for solar cell fabrication.

Publisher
North-Holland
Origin
Solar energy materials and solar cells
Legacy ID
475157d5e84b9c990d828f8c7fccdee5
Biblio references
Volume: 87 Issue: 1-4 Pages: 725-732