Title :
A-Si:H/c-Si nanocomposite material for solar cells fabricated from PECVD
Author :
Young, Matthew G. ; Benamara, Mourad ; Abu-Safe, Husam ; Yu, Shui-Qing ; Naseem, Hameed A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
Abstract :
Our progress with the creation of an a-Si:H/c-Si nanocomposite (NC) material for solar cells is given. The NC material is comprised of silicon nanowires (SiNW) embedded in a-Si:H. Discussion of how the nanowires are to be incorporated into a PV device is given. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images show that the wires grow in a dense array with varied growth properties. Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) images reveal that the nanowires contain crystalline Si. A conceptual overview of the fabrication process and predicted behaviors is given.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; nanocomposites; nanowires; plasma CVD; scanning electron microscopy; silicon; solar cells; transmission electron microscopy; NC material; PECVD; SEM images; Si:H; TEM images; fabrication process; nanocomposite material; scanning electron microscope; silicon nanowires; solar cells; transmission electron microscope; Gold; Nanowires; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Substrates; Wires; amorphous materials; nanowires; photovoltaic cells; silicon; thin film devices;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0064-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317826
