DocumentCode
392663
Title
Amorphous silicon alloy materials, cells, and modules
Author
Guha, S. ; Yang, J.
Author_Institution
United Solar Syst. Corp, Troy, MI, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
19-24 May 2002
Firstpage
1070
Lastpage
1075
Abstract
Recent progress in our understanding of amorphous silicon alloy grown on the edge of amorphous-to-microcrystalline transition using hydrogen dilution has led to the development of high efficiency multi-junction, multi-bandgap solar cells. Improvement in manufacturing technology has resulted in the design and construction of high volume (>25 MW per year) production plant. Amorphous silicon technology is now a significant player in the terrestrial market and is also making inroads in space application.
Keywords
amorphous semiconductors; semiconductor growth; silicon; solar cells; Si; a-Si alloy materials; amorphous-to-microcrystalline transition; high efficiency multi-junction multi-bandgap solar cells; hydrogen dilution; space application; Amorphous silicon; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Hydrogen; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Semiconductor materials; Silicon alloys; Space technology; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
ISSN
1060-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7471-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190791
Filename
1190791
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