Award-Winning Etching Process Cuts Solar Cell Costs (Revised) (Fact Sheet)

关键词: ABSORBENTS;    ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;    CATALYSTS;    CHEMICAL REACTIONS;    CHLORINE;    COATINGS;    EFFICIENCY;    ELECTRICITY;    ETCHING;    GASES;    GOLD;    HYDROFLUORIC ACID;    HYDROGEN;    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;    MACHINERY;    REFLECTION;    SILICON;    SILICON SOLAR CELLS;    SOLAR CELLS;    WAVELENGTHS BLACK SILICON;    NANOTECHNOLOGY;    WET-CHEMICAL ETCH;    CRYSTALLINE SILICON;    SOLAR CELLS;    ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;    R&D 100 AWARD;    HOWARD BRANZ;    HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;    HYDROFLUORIC ACID;    CHLOROAURIC ACID;    HYDROGEN;    CHLORINE;    GOLD;    NANOPARTICLES;    NANOSCALE PORES;    MONOCRYSTALLINE;    MULTICRYSTALLINE;    SOLAR CELL PROCESSING;    PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING;    Solar Energy - Photovoltaics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1009278
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-6A42-50063
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1009278
Others  :  TRN: US201107%%726

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The NREL "black silicon" nanocatalytic wet-chemical etch is an inexpensive, one-step method to minimize reflections from crystalline silicon solar cells. The technology enables high-efficiency solar cells without the use of expensive antireflection coatings.