Thin films of silicon on metallurgical silicon substrates: Phase II. Quarterly project report No. 1, September 1, 1977--November 30, 1977

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6814631

Chu, T L

It is proposed to investigate thin films of silicon on metallurgical silicon substrates and to demonstrate an AM1 efficiency of 10 percent for large area (30 cm/sup 2/) thin film silicon solar cells by August 1979. Efforts during the past quarter have been directed to the purification of metallurgical silicon, the preparation of substrates, and the fabrication and characterization of solar cells. Efforts have also been directed to the determination of dopant profiles in solar cells by the spreading resistance technique, the characterization of spectral response variations in solar cells by scanning, and the use of chemical vapor deposited tin oxide films as antireflection coatings.

• Research Organization: Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, Tex. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6814631
• Report Number(s): SAN-1285-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360601 -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS
CARBON
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COATING
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
COATINGS
CRYSTALS
DEPOSITION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELEMENTS
FABRICATION
FILMS
GRAPHITE
NONMETALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYCRYSTALS
PURIFICATION
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
SUBSTRATES
SURFACE COATING
TIN COMPOUNDS
TIN OXIDES