Study of the effects of different fractions of large grains of μc-Si:H:F films on the infrared absorption on thin film solar cells

M. Moreno; R. Boubekri; P. Roca I Cabarrocas

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.030

Study of the effects of different fractions of large grains of μc-Si:H:F films on the infrared absorption on thin film solar cells

M. Moreno
, R. Boubekri
, P. Roca I Cabarrocas

Institut polytechnique de Paris
Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica Óptica y Electrónica (INAOE)

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We have studied microcrystalline silicon films (μc-Si:H:F) deposited by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) at low temperature (∼200 °C) from SiF ₄, H ₂ and Ar gas mixtures. We found that the H ₂/SiF ₄ ratio plays an important role on the crystalline fraction of the films, specifically on the films grain size, deduced from UVvis spectroscopic ellipsometry. We observed that higher crystallinity (and larger fraction of large-grains) in the films provides a higher absorption on the infrared (IR) region, which is of particular interest for tandem solar cells. PIN solar cells were fabricated with intrinsic μc-Si:H:F films of different crystallinity (and different fraction of large grains) in order to observe their effect on the solar cells IR absorption and on the cells performance characteristics.

langue originale	Anglais
Pages (de - à)	16-20
Nombre de pages	5
journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	100
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.030
état	Publié - 1 mai 2012

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Study of the effects of different fractions of large grains of μc-Si:H:F films on the infrared absorption on thin film solar cells

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