Laser processing for thin film crystalline silicon solar cells

Abdelilah Slaoui; Amartya Chowdhury; Pathi Prathap; Zabardjade Said-Bacar; Armel Bahouka; Frederic Mermet

doi:10.1117/12.929208

12 October 2012 Laser processing for thin film crystalline silicon solar cells

Abdelilah Slaoui, Amartya Chowdhury, Pathi Prathap, Zabardjade Said-Bacar, Armel Bahouka, Frederic Mermet

Proceedings Volume 8473, Laser Material Processing for Solar Energy; 84730C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929208
Event: SPIE Solar Energy + Technology, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Laser processing applied to thin film silicon is an interesting approach for solar cell fabrication. In this work, we investigate the effects of a continuous wavelength (CW) laser irradiation in solid phase or liquid phase of silicon on the structural and electrical properties of thin film silicon layers. Thus, results on CW laser induced crystallisation (LIC) of ultrathin amorphous silicon, laser induced epitaxy (LIE) of a thick amorphous silicon on a seed silicon layer, and laser induced thermal annealing (LIA) of polycrystalline silicon films are presented and discussed.

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Abdelilah Slaoui, Amartya Chowdhury, Pathi Prathap, Zabardjade Said-Bacar, Armel Bahouka, and Frederic Mermet "Laser processing for thin film crystalline silicon solar cells", Proc. SPIE 8473, Laser Material Processing for Solar Energy, 84730C (12 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929208

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