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- Newman, B.K. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Späth, M. (author), Burgers, A.R. (author), Rosca, V. (author), Okel, L.A.G. (author) public lecture 2020
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Sommeling, P. (author), Kroon, J. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Okel, L. (author), Olson, C. (author)The production of silicon feedstock and wafers is energy intensive and the costs of the wafers are a significant part of the total module costs. The application of thinner wafers and cells is a way to an improved environmental profile (lower CO2 footprint and energy payback time) and save Si material costs. We present here the results of a...conference paper 2018
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Li, F. (author), Liu, D. (author), Wang, Z. (author), Zhai, J. (author), Zhang, W. (author), Shen, Y. (author), Shi, J. (author), Song, D. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Burgers, A.R. (author), Venema, P. (author)IBC Solar cell process was developed based on the same process equipment as used for the Yingli N-type Panda Si solar cell technology. Recombination at surface and metal contact areas as well as contact resistivity were investigated and optimized to get a balance between Voc and FF. Moreover, the IR characteristics at -10V shown homogeneous...conference paper 2018
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- Bende, E.E. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Wu, Y. (author), Lu, X. (author) public lecture 2018
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Materials Development and Increased Module Efficiency for 15% Cost Reduction of Back Contact ModulesNewman, B.K. (author), Kroon, J.M. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Sommerling, P.M. (author), Gorris, M.J.A.A. (author), Eerenstein, W. (author), Ortiz Gonzales, J. (author)Foil-based back contact module interconnection technology (FBC) is a versatile solution for high-performance all back contact modules. We exploit the advantages of FBC to make full size modules replacing Cu with lower cost Al. Characterization shows that these modules have excellent electrical performance and reliability. The pick and place...conference paper 2018
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)We present a back junction back contact cell with small isolated BSF island߿ݠareas, surrounded by emitter area. This is an alternative for the more common IBC cell with interdigitated fingers. The optimal cell lay-out was determined by device simulations. We used discontinuous emitter and BSF contacts, which we connected through floating metal...conference paper 2017
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Dekker, N.J.J. (author), Jansen, M.J. (author), Eerenstein, W. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Bende, E.E. (author), Okel, L.A.G. (author), Newman, B.K. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)Back contact cells architectures, especially Interdigitated Back Contact (IBC), offer the potential for the highest efficiencies, best aesthetics, and application flexibility. Foil-based back contact module interconnect for these architectures has been shown to be a high throughput, industrially viable, and reliable solution for both IBC and...conference paper 2017
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Danzl, F.J.K. (author), Sawallich, S. (author), Nagel, M. (author), Deligiannis, D. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)Diffused IBC solar cells based on non-fire-through (NFT) metallization can achieve higher performance with respect to FT metallization, thanks to lower contact resistance. Less resistive contacts allows for lower metal fraction and thus lower contact recombination. For the application of NFT contacts, the rear side dielectric passivation layer...conference paper 2017
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Venema, P. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Zhai, jinye (author), Wang, Z. (author), Liu, D. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)Together with Yingli Solar and Tempress Systems, ECN accelerates the development of the Mercury IBC technology by implementing its low-cost cell process in a mass production environment. The Mercury solar cell concept based on a bifacial IBC cell design with a front floating emitter (FFE) can now be fully processed on Yinglis pilot line. Pilot...conference paper 2017
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), Rosca, V. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Okel, L.A.G. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Sawallich, S. (author), Nagel, M. (author)An integral solar cell and module concept is developed based on an IBC cell design with a front floating emitter (FFE). The FFE renders the cell resilient to electrical shading and reduces the demands on feature size. The cells are bi-facial by design. We interconnected 6” IBC cells using a conductive back sheet foil, resulting in a visually...article 2017
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Kossen, E.J. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Vlooswijk, A.H.G. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)In this paper we present the results of a study of the emitter contact properties of the Mercury cell, which is an n-type IBC cell with a front floating emitter. We found that contact recombination becomes higher and contact resistance becomes lower with higher firing temperature. Additionally, the contacts to light and heavy emitters were...conference paper 2016
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)IBC cells with Front Floating Emitter (FFE) pose different design challenges compared to more conventional IBC cells with FSF (Front Surface Field). The FFE enables hole transport over distances that are large compared to the typical BSF or emitter width. The core of the cell design is commonly a device simulation in which, because of the...conference paper 2016
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Cesar, I. (author), Vlooswijk, A.H.G. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), van Loo, B. (author), Kessels, E. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Danzl, F.J.K. (author), Sawallich, S. (author), Nagel, M. (author)We present Terahertz (THz) transmission measurements with a spatial resolution of down to 10 ?ѭ as a new inspection technique for high-resolution sheet resistance (Rsh) measurements, that are well suited to quantify the local Rsh (n-type and p-type regions) of interdigitated back-contact (IBC) structures and to support further optimization of...article 2016
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Tool, C.J.J. (author), Koppes, M. (author), Gutjahr, A. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Romijn, I.G. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), van Aken, B.B. (author), Bende, E.E. (author), Loffler, J. (author), Okel, L.A.G. (author), Zhai, jinye (author), Newman, B.K. (author), Wang, J. (author), Wang, Z. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Wang, Y. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)Metal wrap through (MWT) cells and modules offer technology that combines a front junction cell with an all back contact module interconnection offering potential for higher efficiency, improved cost to power ratio, lower electrical cell to module losses, and improved module aesthetics. For the best conversion efficiency, isolation of the vias...conference paper 2015
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Janssen, G.J.M. (author), Burgers, A.R. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Vlooswijk, A.H.G. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), van Loo, B. (author), Kessels, E. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Mewe, mw A.A. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)This paper presents our recent progress in the development and characterization of our 6߿ݠindustrial IBC Mercury cells. We gained more than 1% absolute in efficiency by optimizing the processes and design of the cells, resulting in 20.9% cell efficiency. Our cell process does not create a space or gap߿ݠbetween the rear-side emitter and BSF areas...conference paper 2015
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Janssen, G.J.M. (author), Burgers, A.R. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Vlooswijk, A.H.G. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), van de Loo, B.H.W. (author), Kessels, E. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)In this paper break-through results on our 6߿ݠindustrial Mercury cells are presented. We gained more than 1% absolute in efficiency by optimizing the processes and design of the cells, resulting in 20.9% cell efficiency. We used standard industrial equipment and the number of process steps similar to our commercial n-Pasha technology. The screen...conference paper 2015
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Janssen, G.J.M. (author), Burgers, A.R. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Vlooswijk, A.H.G. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), van Loo, B. (author), Kessels, E. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)This paper presents our recent progress in the development and characterization of our 6߿ݠindustrial IBC Mercury cells. We gained more than 1% absolute in efficiency by optimizing the processes and design of the cells, resulting in 20.9% cell efficiency. Our cell process does not create a space or gap߿ݠbetween the rear-side emitter and BSF areas...conference paper 2015
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Goris, M.J.A.A. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), van Aken, B.B. (author), Rosca, V. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Okel, L.A.G. (author), Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (author)In this paper we have presented an overview of the recent reliability results obtained at ECN for foil-based p-MWT, and novel high-efficiency n-MWT and IBC back-contact modules. As deduced from extensive TC and DH testing on p-MWT modules, two alternative low-cost conductive back sheet foils were shown to improve the module reliability. Exposure...conference paper 2015
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Geerligs, L.J. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Vlooswijk, A.H.G. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), Spinelli, P. (author)Standard characterization techniques such as LBIC are difficult to apply to IBC solar cells with a front floating emitter (FFE). This is because the cells need to be under bias illumination, and this is often impossible in commercial LBIC measurement tools. To the best of our knowledge, LBIC measurements on FFE IBC cells have not been published...article 2015
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Burgers, A.R. (author), Weeber, A.W. (author), Cesar, I. (author), Guillevin, N. (author), Mewe, A.A. (author), Spinelli, P. (author), Aishwarya Suvvi., (author)We show how to construct an equivalent circuit for our Mercury FFE IBC cells to model features beyond the unit cell efficiently, taking into account the lateral hole transport in the FFE. We show how its predictions can be correlated with voltage maps of the FFE voltage, and used for optimum design of for instance busbars. The highest efficiency...article 2015