Название: n-Type Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaics: Technology, applications and economics
Автор: Delfina Munoz, Radovan Kopecek
Издательство: The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Год: 2023
Страниц: 370
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 26.0 MB
Most solar cells currently in commercial use are p-type solar cells, due to their historically lower cost and ease of manufacture compared to n-type solar cells. However, due to improved manufacturing technology and falling cost in general, the cost difference between the two types has shrunk, making n-type solar cells an attractive option for future commercial high-efficiency solar cells. n-type solar cells are less prone to light-induced degradation, and are also less affected by iron impurities. This makes n-type solar cells more efficient compared to their p-type counterparts, with efficiencies of up to 25% being feasible in production. Challenges in the manufacturing process and regarding degradation still remain to be solved, in order to realise n-type solar cells' full potential. The challenges, solutions and opportunities afforded by n-type solar cells are explored in this volume.