High-efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells with improved light-soaking stability

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1363-1369

  Matsui, Takuya ^a   Sai, Hitoshi ^a   Saito, Kimihiko ^b   Kondo, Michio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association PVTEC   (Japan)

Author keywords

hydrogenated amorphous silicon; light soaking stability; plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition; tandem cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE CONFIGURATIONS; GLOW DISCHARGE PLASMAS; LIGHT SOAKING; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; SINGLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; STABILIZED EFFICIENCY; TANDEM CELLS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; EFFICIENCY; HYDROGENATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; VAPORS;

SILICON;

EID: 84882947157     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2300     Document Type: Conference Paper

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