• DocumentCode
    2611363
  • Title

    10% efficient commercial-scale silicon-film solar cells

  • Author

    Kendall, Christopher ; Checchi, Joseph ; Rock, Mary ; Hall, Robert ; Barnett, Allen

  • Author_Institution
    AstroPower Inc., Newark, DE, USA
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    21-25 May 1990
  • Firstpage
    604
  • Abstract
    Commercial-scale 100 cm2 Si-film solar cells with conversion efficiencies up to 10.9% have been fabricated. The major difference in performance between laboratory-scale (1 cm2) and commercial-scale (100 cm2) Si-film devices is the short-circuit currents observed. This difference is attributable to residual-stress-induced defects. Energy conversion efficiencies in excess of 12% are expected in the near term since the thermal profile in the pilot-scale equipment can be improved and will lead to reduction of stress in the Si-film wafer
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; 10.9 percent; Si film solar cells; energy conversion efficiencies; residual-stress-induced defects; short-circuit currents; Ceramics; Dark current; Energy conversion; Fabrication; Impurities; Laboratories; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Silicon; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1990., Conference Record of the Twenty First IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Kissimmee, FL
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.1990.111690
  • Filename
    111690
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2611363