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.degree. C. for at least 30 minutes restores their efficiency.
- Inventors:
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- Lawrenceville, NJ
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864480
- Patent Number(s):
- 4371738
- Assignee:
- RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- EG-77-C-01-4042
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; restoring; degraded; solar; cells; amorphous; silicon; shown; efficiencies; degrade; result; exposure; light; annealing; air; temperature; 200; degree; 30; minutes; restores; efficiency; amorphous silicon; solar cell; solar cells; silicon solar; /136/
Citation Formats
Staebler, David L. Method of restoring degraded solar cells. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Staebler, David L. Method of restoring degraded solar cells. United States.
Staebler, David L. Sat .
"Method of restoring degraded solar cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864480.
@article{osti_864480,
title = {Method of restoring degraded solar cells},
author = {Staebler, David L},
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.degree. C. for at least 30 minutes restores their efficiency.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}
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