Journal
SOLAR ENERGY
Volume 170, Issue -, Pages 486-498Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2018.05.077
Keywords
Amorphous silicon; Microcrystalline silicon; Solar cell; Stability; Light trapping; Multijunction
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- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
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The major issues of thin-film silicon solar cells have been the light-induced metastability of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and the weak infrared light absorption of hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (mu c-Si:H). In order to overcome these challenges, we have developed a novel deposition process for a-Si:H and an improved light trapping scheme for mu c-Si:H light absorbers, leading to four record independently-confirmed conversion efficiencies with single-junction and multijunction device structures. In this article, we review some technological progresses that led to the notable improvement in thin-film silicon solar cells, and address some limitations imposed by the absorber layer quality as well as the cell design.
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