Progress in amorphous silicon based large-area multijunction modules

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.49420· OSTI ID:450108

Carlson, D E; Arya, R R; Bennett, M; Chen, L; Jansen, K; Li, Y; Maley, N; Morris, J; Newton, J; Oswald, R S; Rajan, K; Vezzetti, D; Willing, F; Yang, L ^[1]

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1. Solarex 826 Newtown-Yardley Road, Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940 (United States)

Solarex, a business unit of Amoco/Enron Solar, is scaling up its a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H tandem device technology for the production of 8 ft{sup 2} modules. The current R&D effort is focused on improving the performance, reliability and cost-effectiveness of the tandem junction technology by systematically optimizing the materials and interfaces in small-area single- and tandem junction cells. Average initial conversion efficiencies of 8.8{percent} at 85{percent} yield have been obtained in pilot production runs with 4 ft{sup 2} tandem modules. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 450108
• Report Number(s): CONF-9605265-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 9703M0035
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 353, Issue 1; Conference: 13. NREL photovoltaics program review meeting, Lakewood, CO (United States), 16-19 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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