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Title: Low bandgap a-Si:H film with better stability prepared by RF PECVD method using helium dilution

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OSTI ID:208124
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  1. IACS, Calcutta (India). Energy Research Unit

Low bandgap a-Si:H films have been prepared by RF PECVD method (13.56 MHz) using helium as diluent to silane gas. Helium dilution and chamber pressure play an important role to reduce optical gap at substrate temperature {approximately}210 C. This highly photosensitive low bandgap material showed less light induced degradation compared to that for normal bandgap a-Si:H material. Single junction solar cell having efficiency 7.2% (1 cm{sup 2} area) and spectral response up to 850 nm have been fabricated using 1.6 eV a-Si:H film.

OSTI ID:
208124
Report Number(s):
CONF-941203-; ISBN 0-7803-1459-X; TRN: IM9616%%452
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1. world conference on photovoltaic energy conversion, Waikoloa, HI (United States), 5-9 Dec 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 IEEE first world conference on photovoltaic energy conversion: Conference record of the twenty fourth IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference -- 1994. Volume 1; PB: 1303 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English