Title :
Amorphous/crystalline heterostructure as a novel approach to fabrication of a solar cell
Author :
Rahman, M.M. ; Furukawa, S.
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Applied Electronics, Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
The performance and characteristics of a novel structure device combining amorphous and crystalline semiconductors is reported for the first time. An amorphous SiC:H/crystal Si heterostructure solar cell gave a conversion efficiency of 5.11% with Voc = 0.53 V and Isc = 22.64 mA/cm2 without the use of any transparent electrode or AR coating. The relative spectral response of the cells has been found to be close to that of the `violet cell¿.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; p-n heterojunctions; semiconductor materials; silicon; silicon compounds; solar cells; Si; amorphous SiC:H; amorphous/crystalline heterostructure; conversion efficiency; semiconductors; solar cell; spectral response;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840039
