Method of restoring degraded solar cells
Patent
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OSTI ID:864480
- Lawrenceville, NJ
Amorphous silicon solar cells have been shown to have efficiencies which degrade as a result of long exposure to light. Annealing such cells in air at a temperature of about 200.degree. C. for at least 30 minutes restores their efficiency.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO
- DOE Contract Number:
- EG-77-C-01-4042
- Assignee:
- RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4371738
- OSTI ID:
- 864480
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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