Performance of microcrystalline silicon single and double junction solar cells of different degrees of crystallinity

M. Nath; S. Chakraborty; E. V. Johnson; A. Abramov; P. Roca I Cabarrocas; P. Chatterjee

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.048

Performance of microcrystalline silicon single and double junction solar cells of different degrees of crystallinity

M. Nath
, S. Chakraborty
, E. V. Johnson
, A. Abramov
, P. Roca I Cabarrocas
, P. Chatterjee

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Institut polytechnique de Paris

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Abstract

Hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) solar cells show decreasing open-circuit voltage with increasing crystalline volume fraction (F_c). Therefore, most research groups focus on μc-Si:H films produced close to the transition with amorphous silicon. Three cells with varying F_c and large-grain fraction, F_lg have been studied experimentally and by modeling. The large grained fluorinated μc-Si:H cell appears to be an exception to the above rule, and modeling is used to understand why low and high F_c μc-Si:H and μc-Si:F:H are used as the second intrinsic-layer in hypothetical double junction cells. Modeling suggests possible efficiencies of 11.3%, 8.4% and 13%, respectively. Three methods of double junction cell thickness optimization are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1477-1480
Number of pages	4
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	94
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.048
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2010

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Double junction solar cells
Microcrystallinity
Thickness optimization

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Performance of microcrystalline silicon single and double junction solar cells of different degrees of crystallinity

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