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Amorphous silicon solar cell
Applied Physics Letters · 1976 · Vol. 28(11) · pp. 671–673
David Carlson✉(RCA (United States))C. R. Wroński(RCA (United States))
Abstract
Thin film solar cells, ∼1 μm thick, have been fabricated from amorphous silicon deposited from a glow discharge in silane. The cells were made in a p-i-n structure by using doping gases in the discharge. The best power conversion efficiency to date is 2.4% in AM-1 sunlight. The maximum efficiency of thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells is estimated to be ∼14–15%.
Thin-Film Transistor TechnologiesSilicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceAmorphous siliconSilaneMaterials scienceSiliconAmorphous solidDopingSolar cellThin filmEnergy conversion efficiencyPolymer solar cell
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