Title :
Optimization of semi-transparent amorphous silicon solar cells for building integrated applications
Author :
Fathi, Ehsanollah ; Sazonov, Andrei
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper we have studied the effect of i-layer hydrogen dilution ratio on the characteristic of single junction p-i-n solar cells. Our results show that the material right at the phase transition from amorphous to microcrystalline results in the highest open circuit voltage and short circuit current. Using this material p-i-n solar cell fabricated on both Glass and plastic substrates and the efficiencies of 4.7% and 3.99% has been obtained respectively.
Keywords :
building integrated photovoltaics; elemental semiconductors; p-i-n diodes; phase transformations; solar cells; Si; building integrated application; glass substrate; i-layer hydrogen dilution ratio; plastic substrate; semitransparent amorphous silicon solar cell; single junction p-i-n solar cell;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5615826
