Photoconductivity enhancement by light trapping in rough amorphous silicon
Journal Article
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· Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
The photoconductivity of amorphous silicon films is shown to be enhanced by a factor of 25 at long wavelengths when the material is deposited on a rough, reflecting substrate. In a solar cell, this light trapping effect would produce a 4.5-mA/cm/sup 2/ increase in the short circuit current.
- Research Organization:
- Corporate Research Laboratories, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Linden, New Jersey 07036
- OSTI ID:
- 6282625
- Journal Information:
- Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 42:8; ISSN APPLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AMORPHOUS STATE
AMPLIFICATION
DATA
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FILMS
GAIN
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFLECTION
ROUGHNESS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TRAPS
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AMORPHOUS STATE
AMPLIFICATION
DATA
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FILMS
GAIN
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFLECTION
ROUGHNESS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TRAPS