Method of restoring degraded solar cells
Abstract
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 C for at least 30 minutes restores their efficiency. 2 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7258118
- Patent Number(s):
- 4371738
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 6-260170
- Assignee:
- RCA Corp., New York, NY (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EG-77-C-01-4042
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 4 May 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ANNEALING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; AGE DEPENDENCE; AMORPHOUS STATE; REPAIR; SILICON; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; EFFICIENCY; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; HEAT TREATMENTS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMIMETALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
Citation Formats
Staebler, D L. Method of restoring degraded solar cells. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Staebler, D L. Method of restoring degraded solar cells. United States.
Staebler, D L. Tue .
"Method of restoring degraded solar cells". United States.
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abstractNote = {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 C for at least 30 minutes restores their efficiency. 2 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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