High-efficiency thin-film silicon-on-gap solar cell for improved radiation resistance. Final report, July 1986-February 1987
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6981807
The ultimate high-efficiency silicon solar cell is a light-trapping thin-film silicon structure epitaxially grown on an oxide overcoated substrate such as silicon or gallium phosphide (GaP). In addition to high performance, this thin-base silicon device is more tolerant of radiation effects than a thick-base solar cell because this structure is less sensitive to reductions in minority-carrier diffusion length. The oxide overcoating layer, an integral part of this design, will serve as a dielectric back surface reflector leading to light trapping, and it will also eliminate dangling bonds in the overgrown silicon layer, effectively passivating the silicon-oxide interface and reducing back-surface recombination.
- Research Organization:
- Astrosystems International, Inc., Newark, DE (USA). Astropower Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 6981807
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-190268/3/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGE CARRIERS
COATINGS
DIFFUSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GALLIUM PHOSPHIDES
LAYERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PNICTIDES
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION EFFECTS
SEMIMETALS
SENSITIVITY
SILICON
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SUBSTRATES
SURFACES
TOLERANCE
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGE CARRIERS
COATINGS
DIFFUSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
EFFICIENCY
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GALLIUM PHOSPHIDES
LAYERS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PNICTIDES
PROGRESS REPORT
RADIATION EFFECTS
SEMIMETALS
SENSITIVITY
SILICON
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SUBSTRATES
SURFACES
TOLERANCE