DocumentCode
2741620
Title
A study of lateral collection single junction A-SI:H solar cell devices using nano-scale columnar array
Author
Nam, Wook Jun ; Liu, Ting ; Wagner, Sigurd ; Fonash, Stephen
Author_Institution
Solarity LLC, State College, PA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
20-25 June 2010
Abstract
Nano-scale lateral collection devices were fabricated using a-Si:H layer as the light absorber. The use of a nano-structured columnar electrode array was found to enhance power conversion efficiency by ~45%. These lateral collection devices provided higher Jsc with the use of thicker light absorber layers without the fill factor degradation suffered by planar controls.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; energy conservation; light absorption; silicon; solar cell arrays; Si:H; fill factor; lateral collection single junction solar cell device; light absorber; nanoscale columnar array; nanoscale lateral collection device fabrication; nanostructured columnar electrode array; planar controls; power conversion efficiency; thicker light absorber layers; Artificial neural networks; Nanoscale devices; Performance evaluation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-5890-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614685
Filename
5614685
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