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Stability of Microcrystalline Silicon for Thin Film Solar Cell Applications
(Institute of Electrical Engineers, 2003) Finger, Friedhelm; Carius, Reinhard; Dylla, Thorsten; Klein, Stefan; Okur, Salih; Güneş, Mehmet
The development of microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) for solar cells has made good progress with efficiencies better than those of amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) devices. Of particular interest is the absence of light-induced degradation in highly crystalline μc-Si:H. However, the highest efficiencies are obtained with material which may still include a-Si:H regions and light-induced changes may be expected in such material. On the other hand, material of high crystallinity is susceptible to in-diffusion of atmospheric gases which, through adsorption or oxidation, affect the electronic transport. Investigations are presented of such effects concerning the stability of μc-Si:H films and solar cells prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition and hot wire chemical vapour deposition.

Physics / Fizik