Amorphous silicon solar cells by hydrogen implantation. Quarterly report No. 1, 1 January-31 March 1979

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5649165· OSTI ID:5649165

Kirkpatrick, A. R.; Melas, A. A.

The purpose of this program, Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells by Hydrogen Ion Implantation, is to investigate applications of ion implantation to preparation of amorphous silicon material and devices. Implantation can be considered for one or more of several purposes including doping, hydrogenation, amorphization, and material character adjustment. This program is to be based around examination of the effects of various implantation conditions upon performance of thin film silicon cell devices. Operational devices were fabricated from CVD polysilicon. The device material will be altered to become amorphous and hydrogenated by means of subsequent implantation. Special implantation facilities and procedures and an adequate device structure are required to conduct this study. Progress is reported.

• Research Organization: Spire Corp., Bedford, MA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-79ET23042
• OSTI ID: 5649165
• Report Number(s): SAN-3042-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AMORPHOUS STATE
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COATINGS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGENATION
ION IMPLANTATION
IONS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
VAPOR DEPOSITED COATINGS