A study on the influence of temperature on the output parameters of silicon heterojunction solar cells

A study on the influence of temperature on the output parameters of silicon heterojunction solar cells | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article A study on the influence of temperature on the output parameters of silicon heterojunction solar cells Sharifa Bekmuradovna Utamuradova, Evgeniy Ivanovich Terukov, Omonboy Kurbanboevich Ataboev, and 3 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7005838/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 7 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This work is devoted to the investigation of the influence of temperature on the output parameters of heterojunction solar cells based on n-type crystalline silicon in the range of 173–373 K under AM0 spectrum (136.7 mW/cm²). Experimental results revealed an s -shaped light current-voltage characteristics near the open-circuit voltage at low temperatures, which leads to a reduction in fill factor and conversion efficiency of heterojunction solar cells. The short-circuit current density was found to increase linearly with temperature, exhibiting a positive temperature coefficient of + 0.055%/K. The temperature dependence of the open-circuit voltage displayed more complex behavior: its value decreased slowly between 173 K and 233 K, followed by a linear decrease at a higher rate above 233 K, characterized by a negative temperature coefficient of -0.23%/K. The theoretically derived temperature dependence of the open-circuit voltage showed good agreement with the experimental data. Both the maximum output power and conversion efficiency of the heterojunction solar cells initially increased linearly with rising temperature from 173 K, reaching peak values of 25.2 mW/cm² and 18.53% at 233 K. However, with further temperature increase up to 373 K, both parameters decreased linearly. The maximum output power of the heterojunction solar cells exhibited two different negative temperature coefficients: -0.15%/K in the range of 173–233 K and − 0.31%/K in the range of 273–373 K. heterojunction AM0 spectrum s-shaped light current-voltage characteristics open-circuit voltage temperature dependence temperature coefficient Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviews received at journal 26 Jul, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 17 Jul, 2025 Reviewers agreed at journal 14 Jul, 2025 Reviewers invited by journal 11 Jul, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 01 Jul, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 01 Jul, 2025 First submitted to journal 29 Jun, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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