CX-101465: Exploiting Fixed Charge at Selective Contacts for Silicon Photovoltaics

Award Number: DE-EE0008743
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15
Solar Energy Technologies Office
Location(s): PA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Lehigh University to examine the role of fixed electronic charge in controlling barrier height in charge carrier selective contacts. Lehigh University would experiment with various contact materials and process conditions when performing atomic layer deposition in order to develop materials that would allow for control over interface fixed charge, and in turn, minimize electrical losses and increase passivation quality in solar photovoltaic (PV) applications. The project would be completed over a single Budget Period (BP).