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Tandem junction amorphous silicon solar cells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:863911

An amorphous silicon solar cell has an active body with two or a series of layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in a tandem stacked configuration with one optical path and electrically interconnected by a tunnel junction. The layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon arranged in tandem configuration can have the same bandgap or differing bandgaps.

Research Organization:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76ET20404
Assignee:
RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
Patent Number(s):
4,272,641
Application Number:
06/109637
OSTI ID:
863911
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

The effects of impurities and temperature on amorphous silicon solar cells conference January 1977
Amorphous silicon solar cells journal April 1977

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