Lightweight, Thin-Film Si Heterojunction Solar Cells

Author(s)

Wayne A. Anderson, State University of New York at Buffalo
B. Jagannathan, State University of New York at Buffalo
Elena A. Guliants, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1997

Publication Source

Progress in Photovoltaics

Abstract

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. Microwave electron cyclotron resonance (MECR) deposition of a-Si:H onto 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.

Inclusive pages

433–441

ISBN/ISSN

1062-7995

Comments

Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 1997, John Wiley & Sons

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Volume

5

Peer Reviewed

yes

Issue

6

eCommons Citation

Anderson, Wayne A.; Jagannathan, B.; and Guliants, Elena A., "Lightweight, Thin-Film Si Heterojunction Solar Cells" (1997). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications. 114.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ece_fac_pub/114