Review of amorphous silicon solar cell technology in Japan

Conference · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6075724

Hamakawa, Y

Recent progress in the field of amorphous silicon solar cells and their technologies in Japan are reviewed. Firstly, some unique advantages of amorphous silicon as a low cost solar cell material are pointed out in views of basic physics and applicational technologies. Secondly, general aspect of the new deposition trials related to high deposition rate and resulting new furnaces are introduced. Some new approaches to improve photovoltaic performances utilizing the optical and carrier confinement effects with new amorphous materials such as amorphous SiC, SiGe and microcrystalline Si are demonstrated. In the final part, recent feature of the industrializations of a-Si solar cells in Japan are overviewed, and the current state of the art in the cell performances are summarized and discussed.

• Research Organization: Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka
• OSTI ID: 6075724
• Report Number(s): CONF-840561-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AMORPHOUS STATE
ASIA
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
COMMERCIALIZATION
CONVERSION
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEPOSITION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
FURNACES
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
GERMANIUM SILICIDES
JAPAN
MATERIALS TESTING
MICROSTRUCTURE
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SEMIMETALS
SILICIDES
SILICON
SILICON CARBIDES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TESTING