Influence of firing ambience on fire-through silver contact metallization for crystalline silicon solar cells

Sung Bin Cho; Kyoung Kook Hong; Bo Mook Chung; Joo Youl Huh

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411172

Influence of firing ambience on fire-through silver contact metallization for crystalline silicon solar cells

Sung Bin Cho, Kyoung Kook Hong, Bo Mook Chung, Joo Youl Huh

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Screen-printed Ag thick-film metallization is used in the photovoltaic industry for the front-side emitter contacts of crystalline silicon solar cells owing to its cost-effectiveness and high throughput. In order to obtain a better understanding for the formation of Ag crystallites at the paste/Si interface and the correlation between the electrical properties and microstructure of the contact, the firing treatment was carried out under various oxygen partial pressures (Po₂) and the contact resistance was determined by a transfer length method (TLM) measurement. The present study results demonstrate strong dependences of the Ag crystallite formation and the contact resistance on Po₂ in the firing ambience.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Pages	766-769
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411172
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009 - Philadelphia, PA, United States Duration: 2009 Jun 7 → 2009 Jun 12

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Other	2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia, PA
Period	09/6/7 → 09/6/12

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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Cho, S. B., Hong, K. K., Chung, B. M., & Huh, J. Y. (2009). Influence of firing ambience on fire-through silver contact metallization for crystalline silicon solar cells. In 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009 (pp. 766-769). Article 5411172 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411172

Influence of firing ambience on fire-through silver contact metallization for crystalline silicon solar cells. / Cho, Sung Bin; Hong, Kyoung Kook; Chung, Bo Mook et al.
2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009. 2009. p. 766-769 5411172 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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Cho, SB, Hong, KK, Chung, BM & Huh, JY 2009, Influence of firing ambience on fire-through silver contact metallization for crystalline silicon solar cells. in 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009., 5411172, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, pp. 766-769, 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2009, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 09/6/7. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411172

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