Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells
Abstract
Three dimensional deep contact amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon (a-Si/.mu.c-Si) solar cells which use deep (high aspect ratio) p and n contacts to create high electric fields within the carrier collection volume material of the cell. The deep contacts are fabricated using repetitive pulsed laser doping so as to create the high aspect p and n contacts. By the provision of the deep contacts which penetrate the electric field deep into the material where the high strength of the field can collect many of the carriers, thereby resulting in a high efficiency solar cell.
- Inventors:
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- Pleasanton, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870520
- Patent Number(s):
- 5538564
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- 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:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- dimensional; amorphous; silicon; microcrystalline; solar; cells; deep; contact; a-si; c-si; aspect; ratio; contacts; create; electric; fields; carrier; collection; volume; material; cell; fabricated; repetitive; pulsed; laser; doping; provision; penetrate; field; strength; collect; carriers; resulting; efficiency; efficiency solar; aspect ratio; electric field; amorphous silicon; solar cell; solar cells; pulsed laser; silicon solar; crystalline silicon; electric fields; microcrystalline silicon; laser doping; /136/257/438/
Citation Formats
Kaschmitter, James L. Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells. United States: N. p., 1996.
Web.
Kaschmitter, James L. Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells. United States.
Kaschmitter, James L. Mon .
"Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870520.
@article{osti_870520,
title = {Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells},
author = {Kaschmitter, James L},
abstractNote = {Three dimensional deep contact amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon (a-Si/.mu.c-Si) solar cells which use deep (high aspect ratio) p and n contacts to create high electric fields within the carrier collection volume material of the cell. The deep contacts are fabricated using repetitive pulsed laser doping so as to create the high aspect p and n contacts. By the provision of the deep contacts which penetrate the electric field deep into the material where the high strength of the field can collect many of the carriers, thereby resulting in a high efficiency solar cell.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1996},
month = {1}
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