The Effects Of Fabrication Processes On Isc And Voc Of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Characteristics
| dc.contributor.author | Hassan Qa'eed, Motahher Abdallah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-05T01:17:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-05T01:17:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis is concerned with the fabrication of a solar cell in NOR laboratory using phosphorus and boron diffusions to measure the effect of the fabrication processes on the monocrystalline silicon solar cell. To carry out this, the researcher has employed a number of relevant theoretical concepts and equations. The processes which were performed included thinning the wafer, diffusing the boron to improve the back surface field (BSF), texturing the surface, diffusing phosphorus to create the emitter, annealing, anti-reflection coating, metallization, and edge shunt isolation. KOH solution was used and it played the role of texturing the surface. Acidic solution was used and it played the role of thinning the wafer. These processes were measured by easy and direct measurements of short circuit current (Isc) and open circuit current (Voc). The short circuit current and open circuit voltage were measured before and after each process, except for thinning the wafer and (BSF) processes which include two groups of samples the first group is measured with applying the process. The second group was measured without applying the process. These electrical measurements were used as the main factors in this study to examine the solar cell's output. The method of measurement shortens the measurement time of characterization steps in the laboratory. In this work, the average of Voc was 345 mV and 415 mV for the thick and thin (< 200 μm thick) solar cell respectively; while, the average of Isc for the thick and thin solar cell was 6.15 mA and 8.05 mA respectively. The average Voc with and without apply BSF were 163 mV and 360 mV, respectively. Before the metallization process, the average of Voc was 350 mV. However, it became 398 mV after the metallization process. The average of Isc was 5.25 mA and 8.13mA before and after the metallization process, respectively. In this research, the average of Voc before and after the shunt isolation process was 412mV and 426 mV, respectively. While, the average value of Isc increased from 8.9 mA to 9.7 mA due to the shunt isolation process. The phosphorus diffusion depth in monocrystalline silicon solar cell cj was 2.457μm. The solar cell efficiency under optimal conditions was 9.51% and the fill factor (FF) was 0.79. This work resulted in drawing a clear picture of the electrical characteristics in each process independently. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5865 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Universiti Sains Malaysia | en_US |
| dc.subject | The effect of the fabrication processes | en_US |
| dc.subject | on the monocrystalline silicon solar cell | en_US |
| dc.title | The Effects Of Fabrication Processes On Isc And Voc Of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cell Characteristics | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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