Performance of Solar Cell Grids based on Ag, Au, and Al for Cost-Effective Manufacturing

Marianna Raappana; Arto Aho; Timo Aho; Riku Isoaho; Elina Anttola; Ninja Kajas; Ville Polojärvi; Antti Tukiainen; Mircea Guina

doi:10.1109/ESPC.2019.8932002

Performance of Solar Cell Grids based on Ag, Au, and Al for Cost-Effective Manufacturing

Marianna Raappana, Arto Aho, Timo Aho, Riku Isoaho, Elina Anttola, Ninja Kajas, Ville Polojärvi, Antti Tukiainen, Mircea Guina

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We report on the performance of contact grids based on Ag, Al, and Au applied to III-V multijunction solar cells. We compare their their suitability as grid metals from different perspectives, including price, mass-to-conductivity ratio, and abundance. The grid functionality was evaluated by performing charge transport experiments under simulated sunlight. The best solar cell performance was obtained for Ag contacts. On the other hand, Al and Ag provide the most cost-effective approach: when compared to Au for equal conductivities, the cost for the grid material being only about 1.1% in the case of Ag, and 0.7% for Al.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	2019 European Space Power Conference (ESPC)
Kustantaja	IEEE
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-1-7281-2126-0
ISBN (painettu)	978-1-7281-2127-7
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1109/ESPC.2019.8932002
Tila	Julkaistu - lokak. 2019
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
Tapahtuma	European Space Power Conference - Kesto: 1 tammik. 2000 → …

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Conference	European Space Power Conference
Ajanjakso	1/01/00 → …

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Performance of Solar Cell Grids 2019
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Performance of Solar Cell Grids based on Ag, Au, and Al for Cost-Effective Manufacturing

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