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Study of a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunctions for PV applications

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OSTI ID:527614
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Bologna Univ. (Italy). Dept. di Chimica Applicata e Scienza dei Materiali
  2. CNR-Lamel, Bologna (Italy); and others

Recent studies on the a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction have evidenced the potential advantages in the realization of low cost, high efficiency solar cells. a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction diodes were produced by PECVD with varying amorphous silicon layer thickness and hydrogen dilution of the gas phase. An accurate determination of the growth rate also in the initial stages of the deposition was made possible by an original chemical method based on the dissolution of the films followed by spectroscopical analysis of the obtained solution. The electrical characterization of the diodes confirms the generation-recombination-multitunneling nature of the transport. Although H{sub 2} dilution is important, however, beyond a certain level it is detrimental for the junction quality, probably due to the transition to a microcrystalline phase deposition. Solar cells were also produced, the best results being an open circuit voltage of 610 mV and an intrinsic efficiency of 14.2%.

Sponsoring Organization:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome (Italy); Ministero dell`Universita` e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica (Italy)
OSTI ID:
527614
Report Number(s):
CONF-960401--; ISBN 1-55899-323-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English