A comparison of the degradation and annealing kinetics in amorphous silicon and amorphous silicon-germanium solar cells

Title: A comparison of the degradation and annealing kinetics in amorphous silicon and amorphous silicon-germanium solar cells

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The degradation and annealing kinetics of both a-Si:H and a-SiGe:H single-junction solar cells were investigated under varying conditions. In every case, the kinetics associated with degradation and annealing were slower for a-SiGe:H cells than for a a-Si:H cells. Since deuterium diffusion studies indicate that the hydrogen in the a-SiGe:H films diffuses more slowly than that in the a-Si:H films, hydrogen motion may play a role in determining both the degradation and annealing kinetics of the devices.

Authors:: Carlson, D E; Chen, L F; Ganguly, G; Lin, G; Middya, A R; Crandall, R S; Reedy, R

Publication Date:: 1999-07-01

Research Org.:: Solarex, Toano, VA (US)

Sponsoring Org.:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

OSTI Identifier:: 20107931

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 1999 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA (US), 04/05/1999--04/09/1999; Other Information: PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Amorphous and heterogeneous silicon thin films: Fundamentals to devices -- 1999. Materials Research Society symposium proceedings: Volume 557, by Branz, H.M.; Collins, R.W.; Okamoto, Hiroaki; Guha, S.; Schropp, R. [eds.], 908 pages.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; GERMANIUM SILICIDES; SOLAR CELLS; ANNEALING; HYDROGEN ADDITIONS; AMORPHOUS STATE; HYDROGEN; DIFFUSION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE

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                    Carlson, D E, Chen, L F, Ganguly, G, Lin, G, Middya, A R, Crandall, R S, and Reedy, R. A comparison of the degradation and annealing kinetics in amorphous silicon and amorphous silicon-germanium solar cells.  United States: N. p., 1999. 
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                    Carlson, D E, Chen, L F, Ganguly, G, Lin, G, Middya, A R, Crandall, R S, & Reedy, R. A comparison of the degradation and annealing kinetics in amorphous silicon and amorphous silicon-germanium solar cells.  United States.

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                    Carlson, D E, Chen, L F, Ganguly, G, Lin, G, Middya, A R, Crandall, R S, and Reedy, R. Thu .  
        "A comparison of the degradation and annealing kinetics in amorphous silicon and amorphous silicon-germanium solar cells".  United States.

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  abstractNote = {The degradation and annealing kinetics of both a-Si:H and a-SiGe:H single-junction solar cells were investigated under varying conditions. In every case, the kinetics associated with degradation and annealing were slower for a-SiGe:H cells than for a a-Si:H cells. Since deuterium diffusion studies indicate that the hydrogen in the a-SiGe:H films diffuses more slowly than that in the a-Si:H films, hydrogen motion may play a role in determining both the degradation and annealing kinetics of the devices.},

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