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Investigation of a-Si:H p-i-n Solar Cell Degradation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Franc Smole ,
Aleč Groznik ,
Marko Topič ,
Pavle Popović  and
Jože Furlan
Franc Smole
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Aleč Groznik
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marko Topič
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pavle Popović
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jože Furlan
Affiliation:
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Abstract

Based on measured characteristics of degraded p-i-n structures, simulations of degraded structures were performed using our numerical simulator ASPIN in order to fit and explain pronounced hump-shaped voltage-dependent internal collection efficiency (ICE) characteristics under weak short-wavelength illumination. Agreement with measured hump-shaped ICE characteristics was obtained only if in addition to the introduction of light-induced dangling bond defect states, their capture cross-sections were also increased, in particular capture crosssection for the charged defect states. This causes a change in occupancy of defect states at the p-i interface and front part of the i-layer under forward bias. Consequently, it increases the electric field in the front part of the cell, which results in recovery of the ICE.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 420: Symposium A – Amorphous Silicon Technology-1996 , 1996 , 221
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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