The material properties of an ultrathin barium fluoride (BaF) thin film prepared by electron beam evaporation method are investigated and applied as a novel
undoped selective contact transport material for crystalline silicon heterojunction batteries that transport electrons while blocking holes. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) tests show that the BaF/Al interface has a work function of 2.55 eV
which is lower than that of aluminum itself (4.26 eV)
enabling a selective transport function for electrons. The addition of BaF leads to the formation of an ohmic contact between the aluminum electrodes and the crystalline silicon
and achieving a low contact resistivity of 23.98 mΩ·cm. The use of this heterostructure as a doping-free whole backside ohmic contact for lightly doped n-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells leads to an increase in both the cell's fill factor and short-circuit current density
and ultimately achieves an increase in the cell's absolute energy conversion efficiency of 2.53%.
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