MIS silicon solar cells: potential advantages

Conference · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6518050

Cheek, G; Mertens, R

Recent progress with silicon solar cells based on the MIS or SIS structure is reviewed. To be competitive with pn junction technology in the near term, these cells must be much cheaper or have a higher efficiency in a production environment. Apparently, the minority carrier MIS cells have the greatest potential for large-scale applications. The data currently indicate that all types of MIS/SIS cells have some inherent instability problems.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• OSTI ID: 6518050
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-612-1190; CONF-810526-10
• Resource Relation: Conference: 15. IEEE PV specialists conference, Orlando, FL, USA, 11 May 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
REVIEWS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
INTERFACES
MIS TRANSISTORS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
STABILITY
THERMAL DEGRADATION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RADIATION EFFECTS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TRANSISTORS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion