Title of article
The influence of operation temperature on the output properties of amorphous silicon-related solar cells
Author/Authors
Shima، نويسنده , , Masaki and Isomura، نويسنده , , Masao and Wakisaka، نويسنده , , Ken-ichiro and Murata، نويسنده , , Kenji F. Tanaka، نويسنده , , Makoto، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages
9
From page
167
To page
175
Abstract
The influence of the operation temperature on the output properties of solar cells with hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium (a-SiGe:H) photovoltaic layers was investigated. The output power after longtime operation of an a-Si:H single junction, an a-Si:H/a-Si:H tandem, and an a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H tandem solar cell was calculated based on the experimental results of two types of temperature dependence for both conversion efficiency and light-induced degradation. It was found that the a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H tandem solar cell maintained a higher output power than the others even after longtime operation during which a temperature range of 25°C to 80°C. These results confirm the advantages of the a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H tandem solar cell for practical use, especially in high-temperature regions.
Keywords
Operation temperature dependence , solar cell , Amorphous silicon germanium , amorphous silicon , Light-induced degradation
Journal title
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Serial Year
2005
Journal title
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Record number
1479481
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