@inproceedings{34ee917f053b4a06abbe0121f931de88,
title = "Solution-Processed Molybdenum Trioxide as Hole Selective Contact for Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells",
abstract = "High-efficiency silicon solar cells requires an effective carrier selective contact. Over the past few years, molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) has been widely used as the hole selective contact (HSC) for silicon heterojunction solar cells. The high work function and wide energy gap lead to favorable band bending for hole transport across the MoO3/Si interface. In previous studies, the MoO3 is commonly deposited by thermal evaporation. Here, we propose a simple solution-processed method to form a MoO3 HSC for conventional crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. The crystalline MoO3 nanoparticle solution with a concentration of 2.3-2.7wt% was blade coated on the rear side of an n+/p silicon solar cell without an antireflective coating. By measuring the current-voltage (I-V), contact resistivity (ρc), and external quantum efficiency (EQE), we investigate the photoelectric properties of the solar cells incorporating the MoO3 nanoparticle layer. We show that the MoO3 HSC has a low contact resistivity of 29.5 mΩ cm between p-type Si and the silver electrode. The EQE exhibits enahcement on the near-infrared wavelength regime, indicating a field passivation effect. Overall, the n+/p c-Si solar cell incorporating the solution-processed MoO3 HSC exhibits an improved power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.8% due to an increased open-circuit voltage (Voc) and fill factor (FF). ",
keywords = "hole selective contacts, molybdenum trioxide, silicon photovoltaics, solution process",
author = "Wang, {Ling Yu} and Yang, {Ting Yun} and Huang, {Chien Chi} and Chao, {Yu Chiang} and Meng, {Hsin Fei} and Peichen Yu",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.; 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021 ; Conference date: 20-06-2021 Through 25-06-2021",
year = "2021",
month = jun,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9518970",
language = "English",
series = "Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1062--1064",
booktitle = "2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2021",
address = "United States",
}