Three-Dimensionally Structured Thin Film Heterojunction Photovoltaics on Interdigitated Back-Contacts

Published

February 1, 2010

Author(s)

Daniel Josell, Carlos R. Beauchamp, Behrang H. Hamadani, Suyong S. Jung, Jonathan E. Guyer, Abhishek Motayed, Carlos M. Hangarter, Nadine E. Gergel-Hackett, Hua Xu, Nikolai B. Zhitenev

Abstract

Fabrication and properties of three-dimensionally structured back-contact heterojunction solar cells are described. A variety of devices are explored, all of which were fabricated by electrochemical deposition of a semiconducting material on one of two interdigitated electrodes in a comb structure followed by deposition of a second semiconducting material over the entire surface, including over both the bare and coated electrodes in the comb. The performance of fabricated devices is described and interpreted using a simplified model of the device geometry, light absorption and carrier transport. The results demonstrate that the processes and structures are amenable to a broad array of materials and deposition techniques, providing well-defined geometries amenable to fabrication and study of 3-D structured photovoltaic devices.

Citation

ECS Transactions

Volume

28

Issue

2

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3372606

Citation

Josell, D. , Beauchamp, C. , Hamadani, B. , Jung, S. , Guyer, J. , Motayed, A. , Hangarter, C. , Gergel-Hackett, N. , Xu, H. and Zhitenev, N. (2010), Three-Dimensionally Structured Thin Film Heterojunction Photovoltaics on Interdigitated Back-Contacts, ECS Transactions, [online], https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3372606 (Accessed October 22, 2025)