Characteristics and development of interdigital back contact solar cells

Abstract Silicon-based solar cells are an important field for the development of the photovoltaic industry. The grid electrode on the front surface of the traditional silicon solar cell causes shading loss. However, the positive and negative electrodes are placed on the back surface of the interdigitated back contact(IBC) solar cell, which causes no shading loss and improvement of photoelectric conversion efficiency. The core of the IBC silicon solar cell is the interface control, field effect control and the design of the positive and negative electrode patterns on the back. Different manufacturing processes ensure the accuracy of the grid electrode and reduce production costs. This paper systematically introduces the structure and interface characteristics and development history of IBC solar cells, and looks forward to the development trend and application prospects of IBC solar cells.