Epitaxial Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells Fabricated by Hot Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition Below 750 ..deg..C: Preprint

Conference · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009

OSTI ID:958429

Alberi, K; Martin, I T; Shub, M; Teplin, C W; Iwaniczko, E; Xu, Y; duda, A; Stradin, P; Johnston, S W; Romero, M J; Branz, H M; Young, D L

We report on fabricating film c-Si solar cells on Si wafer templates by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition. These devices, grown at glass-compatible temperatures < 750..deg..C, demonstrate open-circuit voltages > 500 mV and efficiencies > 5%.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 958429
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-520-45965; TRN: US201002%%139
• Resource Relation: Conference: To be presented at the 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conferece, 7-12 June 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
THIN FILMS
PV
HOT-WIRE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON
DEVICES
FABRICATION
THIN FILM
EPITAXIAL ABSORBER
MATERIALS QUALITY
GROWTH TEMPERATURE
Solar Energy - Photovoltaics