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Amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon-based multi-junction solar cells

Jeffrey Yang, +2 more
- 01 Sep 2005 - 
- Vol. 487, Iss: 1, pp 162-169
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In this article, the status of multi-junction solar cells using amorphous silicon and germanium alloys is discussed vis-a-vis those using nanocrystalline silicon alloy in the bottom cell.
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This article is published in Thin Solid Films.The article was published on 2005-09-01. It has received 96 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nanocrystalline silicon & Monocrystalline silicon.

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Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production

TL;DR: In this article, the basic principles of photoelectrochemical cells and their properties and properties are discussed. And a discussion of emerging trends in Water Photoelectrolysis is presented.
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The effect of front ZnO:Al surface texture and optical transparency on efficient light trapping in silicon thin-film solar cells

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Enabling silicon for solar-fuel production

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Broadband light management using low-Q whispering gallery modes in spherical nanoshells

TL;DR: This work demonstrates a new approach to light management by forming whispering-gallery resonant modes inside a spherical nanoshell structure that could enable the manufacturing of high-throughput ultra-thin film absorbers in a variety of material systems that demand shorter deposition time, less material usage and transferability to flexible substrates.
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Photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybrid systems: A general optimization methodology

TL;DR: In this paper, a general optimization methodology for hybrid systems consisting of photovoltaic (PV) and thermoelectric (TE) modules is presented, which optimizes the partitioning of the solar spectrum in order to yield the maximum conversion efficiency of a PV-TE hybrid system with a solar cell operating at ambient temperature.
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Complete microcrystalline p-i-n solar cell—Crystalline or amorphous cell behavior?

TL;DR: Voltage‐dependent spectral response measurements suggest that the carrier transport in complete μc‐Si:H p‐i‐n cells may possibly be cosupported by diffusion (in addition to drift), and first light‐soaking experiments indicate no degradation for the entirely μc •Si •H cells.
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Triple-junction amorphous silicon alloy solar cell with 14.6% initial and 13.0% stable conversion efficiencies

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors achieved 14.6% initial and 13.0% stable conversion efficiencies using an amorphous silicon-based alloy in a spectrum-splitting, triple-junction structure.
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Enhancement of open circuit voltage in high efficiency amorphous silicon alloy solar cells

TL;DR: In this paper, a microcrystalline fluorinated p+ silicon alloy has been developed for single and tandem amorphous silicon alloy based solar cells, which has high dark conductivity and low optical loss.
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Band‐gap profiling for improving the efficiency of amorphous silicon alloy solar cells

TL;DR: In this article, an amorphous silicon alloy based solar cell with a novel structure in which the optical gap of the intrinsic layer changes in a substantial portion of the bulk was developed.
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Microcrystalline materials and cells deposited by RF glow discharge

TL;DR: In this article, a new high-pressure depletion deposition method is described that suppresses ion bombardment and yields low defect densities. And the influence of the microcrystalline texture formed spontaneously during growth on optimizing optical confinement has been studied.
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