Lightweight, thin-film Si heterojunction solar cells

W. A. Anderson; B. Jagannathan; E. Klementieva

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199711/12)5:6

Lightweight, thin-film Si heterojunction solar cells

W. A. Anderson
, B. Jagannathan
, E. Klementieva

Department of Electrical Engineering

University at Buffalo

SUNY Buffalo

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This approach to a thin-film Si solar cell combines theoretical analysis, growth of thin-film crystalline Si (c-Si) and deposition of amorphous Si (a-Si:H) to form the heterojunction. The PC-1D model predicts a potential efficiency of >16% for an Si thickness of 10 μm. Liquid phase growth (LPG) of the base-layer c-Si gave a carrier mobility of 100 cm² V^-1 s^-1 and a lifetime of 8 μs. Microware electron cyclotron resonance (MECR) deposition of a-Si:Honto a c-Si wafer gives over 10% photovoltaic conversion efficiency. Work continues to combine MECR with LPG to give a thin-film Si solar cell.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-441
Number of pages	9
Journal	Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Volume	5
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199711/12)5:6
State	Published - 1997

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