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Status of Fluorinated Amorphous Silicon Alloy Multi-Junction Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Jeffrey Yang ,
Robert Ross ,
Ralph Mohr  and
Jeffrey P. Fournier
Jeffrey Yang
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 1675 West Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084
Robert Ross
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 1675 West Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084
Ralph Mohr
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 1675 West Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084
Jeffrey P. Fournier
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 1675 West Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084
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Abstract

We present in this paper updated solar cell performance data on fluorinated amorphous silicon and fluorinated amorphous silicon-germanium alloys. We have achieved a 9.7% conversion efficiency for a singlejunction device using a-Si:Ge:F:H alloy having an optical band gap of 1.5 eV. We have also achieved 12.5% and 13.0% efficiencies, respectively, for dual-band-gap tandem and triple devices using a-Si:F:H and a-Si:Ge:F:H alloys. These represent the highest values reported to date for their respective configurations. Multi-junction solar cells exhibit excellent stability not only in terms of light-induced effect but also in terms of prolonged heating at elevated temperatures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 70: Symposium E – Materials Issues in Amorphous-Semiconductor Technology , 1986 , 475
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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