Title :
Amorphous silicon alloy materials, cells, and modules
Author :
Guha, S. ; Yang, J.
Author_Institution :
United Solar Syst. Corp, Troy, MI, USA
Abstract :
Recent progress in our understanding of amorphous silicon alloy grown on the edge of amorphous-to-microcrystalline transition using hydrogen dilution has led to the development of high efficiency multi-junction, multi-bandgap solar cells. Improvement in manufacturing technology has resulted in the design and construction of high volume (>25 MW per year) production plant. Amorphous silicon technology is now a significant player in the terrestrial market and is also making inroads in space application.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; semiconductor growth; silicon; solar cells; Si; a-Si alloy materials; amorphous-to-microcrystalline transition; high efficiency multi-junction multi-bandgap solar cells; hydrogen dilution; space application; Amorphous silicon; Crystalline materials; Crystallization; Hydrogen; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Semiconductor materials; Silicon alloys; Space technology; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7471-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190791
