A combined experimental and computer simulation study of HWCVD nip microcrystalline silicon solar cells

Microcrystalline silicon solar cells with intrinsic layer thicknesses between 500 and 3000 nm deposited using the hot-wire CVD techniqueare investigated, combining experimental characterisation with computer simulations. Fitting of the solar cell characteristic curves shows thatthis material has a d...

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Autores: Strengers, J., Rubinelli, Francisco Alberto, Rath, J. K., Schropp, R. E. I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/20891
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/20891
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Solar Cells
Microcrystalline Silicon
Computer Modeling
Characteristic Curves
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Sumario:Microcrystalline silicon solar cells with intrinsic layer thicknesses between 500 and 3000 nm deposited using the hot-wire CVD techniqueare investigated, combining experimental characterisation with computer simulations. Fitting of the solar cell characteristic curves shows thatthis material has a density of dangling bonds and drift mobility that are comparable to that of amorphous silicon, whereas its mobility bandgap is closer to the value of crystalline silicon. These fittings can be done assuming homogeneous electrical parameters in the intrinsic layers.A maximum in solar cell performance was seen for i-layer thickness of 3000 nm.