Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

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We review the progress made by amorphous silicon solar cells, including the emerging technology of solar cells of microcrystalline silicon. The long-term trend in the efficiency of stabilized laboratory cells based on a-Si:H has been a rise of approx. 0.6% per year. The recent trend in the a-Si,Ge:H cell efficiency alone, measured in the spectral window assigned to the bottom device atriple-junction cell, has been an increase of approx.0.16% per year. These improvements have brought within reach the target of 15% efficiency identified by EPRI and DOE for widespread application. Our review leads to an identification of areas of promising research, with emphasis on the fundamental science required to reach the 15% target, and then to move to the next-level efficiency goal.

Original language	American English
Pages	19-31
Number of pages	13
State	Published - 1999
Event	Workshop on Basic Research Opportunities in Photovoltaics: Workshop: in Conjunction with the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society - Seattle, Washington Duration: 3 May 1999 → 3 May 1999

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Conference	Workshop on Basic Research Opportunities in Photovoltaics: Workshop: in Conjunction with the 195th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society
City	Seattle, Washington
Period	3/05/99 → 3/05/99

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NREL/CP-520-27171

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Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

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