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Current Status of Low-temperature TCO Electrode for Solar-cell Application: A Short Review

고효율 태양전지 적용을 위한 저온 투명전극 소재 연구현황 리뷰

  • Park, Hyeongsik (Convergence Research Center for Energy and Environmental Science, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kim, Youngkuk (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Oh, Donghyun (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Pham, Duy Phong (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Song, Jaechun (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yi, Junsin (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2021.01.05
  • Accepted : 2021.02.22
  • Published : 2021.03.25
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Abstract

Transparent conducting oxide (TCO) films have been widely used in optoelectronic devices, such as OLEDs, TFTs, and solar cells. However, thin films of indium tin oxide (ITO) have few disadvantages pertaining to process parameters such as substrate temperature and sputtering power. In this study, we investigated the requirements for using TCO films in silicon-based solar cells and the best alternative TCO materials to improve their efficiency. Moreover, we discussed the current status of high-efficiency solar cells using low-temperature TCO films such as indium zinc oxide and Zr-doped indium oxide.

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