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Status review and future perspectives on mitigating light-induced degradation on silicon-based solar cells

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  • Yeo, Z.Y.
  • Ling, Z.P.
  • Ho, J.W.
  • Lim, Q.X.
  • So, Y.H.
  • Wang, S.

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Silicon-based solar cells and modules currently constitute the majority of photovoltaic systems deployed globally with a market share exceeding 90%, stemming from the maturation of this technology and a rapid mass-production globally. Improving the constituent solar cells’ performance and stability under sunlight illumination has been a keen topic of research and commercial interest given the long-expected deployment periods (>20 years). One of the common issues affecting stability is the phenomenon of light-induced degradation (LID) and light and elevated temperature-induced degradation (LeTID), which leads to an undesired performance drop in solar modules and resulting financial losses. In this review, several important insights are discussed – starting with the underlying mechanism for LID and LeTID, adopting alternative p-type silicon materials, followed by a compilation of ongoing efforts aimed towards the recovery of cell performance focusing on illuminated regeneration and current injection regeneration, and finally, a critical comparison of these strategies. Overall, it is shown through the above discussions that the performance of solar cells improves significantly after the regeneration process across both p-type and n-type substrate materials as well as different solar cell architectures; thereby demonstrating the commercialization potential for the regeneration process. Future perspectives for adopting alternative silicon materials as well as the discussed regeneration tools and technologies are also presented in detail.

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  • Yeo, Z.Y. & Ling, Z.P. & Ho, J.W. & Lim, Q.X. & So, Y.H. & Wang, S., 2022. "Status review and future perspectives on mitigating light-induced degradation on silicon-based solar cells," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:159:y:2022:i:c:s1364032122001460
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112223
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