Title :
Science and technology of amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics
Author :
Guha, Subhendu ; Yang, Jeffrey
Author_Institution :
United Solar Syst. Corp., Troy, MI, USA
fDate :
10/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Significant advances have been made in our understanding of amorphous silicon alloy materials and solar cells that have resulted in the achievement of high cell and module efficiency. The R&D results have also been translated to production, and several manufacturers have expanded their production capacity, raising the worldwide annual capacity exceeding 25 MW. In this paper, we shall review the progress in the science and technology of amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics and discuss the future directions
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; Si; amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics; solar cells; Absorption; Amorphous silicon; Costs; Germanium alloys; Manufacturing; Materials science and technology; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Research and development; Silicon alloys;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
