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Potential of NiO x /Nickel Silicide/n + Poly-Si Contact for Perovskite/TOPCon Tandem Solar Cells

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  • Jiryang Kim

    (Graduate School of Energy and Environment (KU-KIST Green School), Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Dowon Pyun

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Dongjin Choi

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Seok-Hyun Jeong

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Changhyun Lee

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Jiyeon Hyun

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Ha Eun Lee

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Sang-Won Lee

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Hoyoung Song

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Solhee Lee

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Donghwan Kim

    (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Yoonmook Kang

    (Graduate School of Energy and Environment (KU-KIST Green School), Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Hae-Seok Lee

    (Graduate School of Energy and Environment (KU-KIST Green School), Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea)

Abstract

In this work, nickel silicide was applied to tandem solar cells as an interlayer. By the process of thermal evaporation, a layer of NiO x , hole transport layer (HTL) was deposited on n + poly-Si layer directly. Nickel silicide was simultaneously formed by nickel diffusion from NiO x to n + poly-Si layer during the deposition and annealing process. The I–V characteristics of NiO x /n + poly-Si contact with nickel silicide showed ohmic contact and low contact resistivity. This structure is expected to be more advantageous for electrical connection between perovskite top cell and TOPCon bottom cell compared to the NiO x /TCO/n + poly-Si structure showing Schottky contact. Furthermore, nickel silicide and Ni-deficient NiO x thin film formed by diffusion of nickel can improve the fill factor of the two sub cells. These results imply the potential of a NiO x /nickel silicide/n + poly-Si structure as a perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell interlayer.

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  • Jiryang Kim & Dowon Pyun & Dongjin Choi & Seok-Hyun Jeong & Changhyun Lee & Jiyeon Hyun & Ha Eun Lee & Sang-Won Lee & Hoyoung Song & Solhee Lee & Donghwan Kim & Yoonmook Kang & Hae-Seok Lee, 2022. "Potential of NiO x /Nickel Silicide/n + Poly-Si Contact for Perovskite/TOPCon Tandem Solar Cells," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:3:p:870-:d:733377
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