Fine-grained nanocrystalline silicon p-layer for high open circuit voltage a-Si:H solar cells

Autor: Kai Sun, Xianbo Liao, Wenhui Du, Xianbi Xiang, Xunming Deng, Xiesen Yang
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005..
DOI: 10.1109/pvsc.2005.1488402
Popis: Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) single-junction solar cells with high open circuit voltage (V/sub oc/) are fabricated using a wide bandgap boron doped Si:H p-layer deposited at high hydrogen dilution, low substrate temperature and with H/sub 2/-plasma treatment that promotes nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) formation. This paper presents the structure of this p-type material characterized by Raman scattering spectroscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). It is found that the p-layer that leads to high V/sub oc/ a-Si:H solar cells is a mixed-phase material that contains fine-grained nc-Si:H embedded in a-Si:H matrix.
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