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Tandem junction amorphous silicon solar cells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6074475

An amorphous silicon solar cell has an active body with two or a series of layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in a tandem stacked configuration with one optical path and electrically interconnected by a tunnel junction. The layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in tandem configuration can have the same bandgap or differing bandgaps.

Assignee:
RCA Corp
Patent Number(s):
US 4272641
OSTI ID:
6074475
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English