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Role of polysilicon in poly-Si/SiO<sub>x</sub>passivating contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells

Hyun Jung Park, Soohyun Bae, Se Jin Park, Ji Yeon Hyun, Dongjin Choi, Dongkyun Kang, Hyebin Han, Yoonmook Kang, Hae‐Seok Lee, Dong‐Hwan Kim

RSC Advances · 2019 · 51 citations · 40 references

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The efficiency of silicon solar cell with poly-Si/SiO<italic>x</italic>passivating contact was improved by etching of poly-Si which improves short circuit current density without affecting passivation quality and fill factor.

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