Compensated amorphous-silicon solar cell

Patent · Mon Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5624356

Devaud, G

An amorphous silicon solar cell including an electrically conductive substrate, a layer of glow discharge deposited hydrogenated amorphous silicon having regions of differing conductivity with at least one region of intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon. The layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon has opposed first and second major surfaces where the first major surface contacts the elecrically conductive substrate and an electrode for electrically contacting the second major surface. The intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon region is deposited in a glow discharge with an atmosphere which includes not less than about 0.02 atom percent mono-atomic boron. An improved N.I.P. solar cell is disclosed using a BF/sub 3/ doped intrinsic layer.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• Assignee: ERA-08-053787; EDB-83-175715
• Application Number: ON: DE83018087
• OSTI ID: 5624356
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
DESIGN
AMORPHOUS STATE
BORON FLUORIDES
GLOW DISCHARGES
HYDROGEN ADDITIONS
BORON COMPOUNDS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
EQUIPMENT
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion