Stress and temperature coupling effects on dislocation density reduction in multicrystalline silicon
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Castellanos, Sergio; Bertoni, Mariana I.; Vogl, Michelle; Fecych, Alexandria; Buonassisi, Tonio
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In multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si), the presence of dislocation-rich areas limits solar cell conversion efficiencies. Previous studies have demonstrated that dislocation densities higher than 106 cm-2 can dramatically decrease the minority carrier lifetime. High dislocation densities, and their decoration with impurities, can limit minority carrier lifetime even after phosphorous diffusion or hydrogen passivation. We previously proposed a method to remove dislocations from mc-Si by high-temperature annealing, demonstrating dislocation density reductions of 95% approximately. We demonstrated that the dependence of dislocation density reduction on annealing temperature is much more pronounced that the dependence on annealing time. In this contribution, we propose stress as an additional mechanism to enhance dislocation density reduction. We discuss the relationship between temperature, stresses and dislocation density in string ribbon.
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2010-06Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical EngineeringJournal
Proceedings of the 2010 35th IEEEPhotovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Castellanos, Sergio et al. “Stress and Temperature Coupling Effects on Dislocation Density Reduction in Multicrystalline Silicon.” 2010 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 20-25 June 2010, Honolulu, HI, IEEE (2010). 000357–000358. CrossRef. Web. ©2010 IEEE.
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INSPEC Accession Number: 11625987
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978-1-4244-5890-5
ISSN
0160-8371