• DocumentCode
    940811
  • Title

    Solar cells from polysilicon rods

  • Author

    Martinez, J. ; Alonso, B. ; Criado, A. ; Piqueras, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Insiituto de Fisica del Estado Sólido (C.S.I.C.¿U.A.M.), Madrid, Spain
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1976
  • Firstpage
    671
  • Lastpage
    672
  • Abstract
    The photovoltaic properties of p¿n junctions made from 1-pass zone melting polycrystalline silicon rods are presented. This solution is considered as an intermediate step for similar cells, but from semielectronic grade polysilicon material. Efficiencies of up to 5.6% have been obtained, even without antireflection coatings.
  • Keywords
    p-n homojunctions; photovoltaic cells; solar cells; p-n junctions; photovoltaic properties; polysilicon rods; solar cells;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19760514
  • Filename
    4240307