Advances in amorphous silicon photovoltaic technology
Journal Article
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· Journal of Materials Research
- Solarex, a Business Unit of Amoco/Enron Solar, 826 Newtown-Yardley Road, Newtown, Pennsylvania 18940 (United States)
With the advent of new multijunction thin film solar cells, amorphous silicon photovoltaic technology is undergoing a commercial revival with about 30 megawatts of annual capacity coming on-line in the next year. These new {ital a}{endash}Si multijunction modules should exhibit stabilized conversion efficiencies on the order of 8{percent}, and efficiencies over 10{percent} may be obtained in the next several years. The improved performance results from the development of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon alloy films with improved optoelectronic properties and from the development of more efficient device structures. Moreover, the manufacturing costs for these multijunction modules using the new large-scale plants should be on the order of {dollar_sign}1 per peak watt. These new modules may find widespread use in solar farms, photovoltaic roofing, as well as in traditional remote applications. {copyright} {ital 1998 Materials Research Society.}
- OSTI ID:
- 664673
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Research, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Research Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 13; ISSN JMREEE; ISSN 0884-2914
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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