DocumentCode
1555913
Title
Science and technology of amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics
Author
Guha, Subhendu ; Yang, Jeffrey
Author_Institution
United Solar Syst. Corp., Troy, MI, USA
Volume
46
Issue
10
fYear
1999
fDate
10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2080
Lastpage
2085
Abstract
Significant advances have been made in our understanding of amorphous silicon alloy materials and solar cells that have resulted in the achievement of high cell and module efficiency. The R&D results have also been translated to production, and several manufacturers have expanded their production capacity, raising the worldwide annual capacity exceeding 25 MW. In this paper, we shall review the progress in the science and technology of amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics and discuss the future directions
Keywords
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; Si; amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics; solar cells; Absorption; Amorphous silicon; Costs; Germanium alloys; Manufacturing; Materials science and technology; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Research and development; Silicon alloys;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9383
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/16.792000
Filename
792000
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