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Amorphous silicon films from dichlorosilane and SiH{sub 4} for solar cells

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OSTI ID:527738
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  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

The authors have deposited amorphous silicon films from mixtures of dichlorosilane (SiH{sub 2}Cl{sub 2}, DCS), and silane (SiH{sub 4}) and made the first p-i-n solar cells using i-layers of this material. The authors measured optical and electronic transport properties of the DCS-derived films and relate them to the solar cell performance. The DCS cells are compared to standard cells made with SiH{sub 4}.

Sponsoring Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
OSTI ID:
527738
Report Number(s):
CONF-960401--; ISBN 1-55899-323-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English