Electrical behaviour of polysilicon solar cells modified by the electrochemical coating of heteropolyanions

✍ Scribed by N.A. Yao; A.K. Ahavi; K. N'Guessan; K. Kouadja

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 322 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0960-1481
• DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(95)00008-8

✦ Synopsis

A new method for treating photovoltaic solar cell front surfaces is presented in this article. The cell front surfaces are treated by electrodeposition of heteropolyanions. Improvements in the I-V characteristics of the solar cells have been observed. We also noticed that this treatment causes a 12.61% increase in the short-circuit current and an 11% increase in the efficiency.

The variation in the solar cell's electrical parameters with treatment time and operating conditions are seen by the effect on cell performance.