Title :
Amorphous silicon technology: coming of age
Author_Institution :
Center for Electron. Mater. & Process., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the current status of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) based solar cell technology and the evolution to its “coming of age”. Several features which are unique to the a-Si:H technology are reviewed as well as the advances in concurrently improving materials, cell design and manufacturing. Future developments in this technology, whose impact is not only felt in the photovoltaic field but also in the huge market of liquid crystal displays, are also discussed
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; silicon; solar cells; Si:H; a-Si:H solar cell; concurrently improving materials; liquid crystal displays; solar cell design; solar cell manufacturing; Amorphous silicon; Crystalline materials; Hydrogen; Liquid crystal displays; Mass production; Optical films; Optical materials; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.519979
