Microcrystalline silicon solar cells have been created with efficiencies of up to …
The light absorber in c-Si solar cells is a thin slice of silicon in crystalline form (silicon wafer). Silicon has an energy band gap of 1.12 eV, a value that is well matched to the …
Owing to the superior light trapping capability of periodic textures combined …
An outstanding single-junction μc-Si:H solar cell of 10.9% was attained; to our knowledge this is the highest reported in the literature. This work also contributed to the development of very …
The micromorph concept has been adopted by many companies producing commercial PV modules. For instance, Kaneka, one of the leaders in a-Si:H solar cells, offers a wide range of …
Microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) thin film solar cells prepared by both plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at high deposition rates or by hot wire …
By combining adequate cell design with high-quality material, a new world record efficiency was achieved for single-junction microcrystalline silicon solar cell, with a …
High-efficiency thin-film hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon solar cells (μc-Si:H) were developed using a periodically textured substrate at a relatively high growth rate of ∼1 …
By combining adequate cell design with high-quality material, a new world record efficiency was achieved for single-junction microcrystalline …
Microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) thin film solar cells prepared by both plasma …
Microcrystalline silicon solar cells have been created with efficiencies of up to 8.9% using a single p–i–n junction [74] and 9% for substrate-n–i–p devices [75]. …
3.5 Microcrystalline solar cells. Microcrystalline silicon solar cells have been created with efficiencies of up to 8.9% using a single p–i–n junction [74] and 9% for substrate-n–i–p devices …
Single-junction nc-Si:H solar cell has shown the efficiency of 6.21%, while 13.3% initial conversion efficiency and a 12.7% stabilized efficiency were achieved for a …
The tandem solar cell can take advantage of the higher quantum efficiencies of each of its components in different parts of the spectrum. The example in Fig. 6 shows the quantum …
Owing to the superior light trapping capability of periodic textures combined with other technologies, a new world record was achieved for the efficiency of single-junction …
High-efficiency thin-film hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon solar cells (μc-Si:H) were developed using a periodically textured substrate at a relatively high growth rate of ∼1 …
High-efficiency thin-film hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon solar cells (µc-Si:H) were developed using a periodically textured substrate at a relatively high growth rate of …
To address these challenges and improve the efficiency of hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells, tandem "micromorph" cells have been developed (Kouider and …
The ability to engineer efficient silicon solar cells using a-Si:H layers was demonstrated in the early 1990s 113,114. Many research laboratories with expertise in thin …
Enhancement of light absorption is a crucial issue to achieve high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells (TFSSCs). For this purpose, surface texturing has been widely applied in …
High-efficiency thin-film hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon solar cells (µc-Si:H) were developed using a periodically textured substrate at a relatively high growth rate of …
Renewable energy has become an auspicious alternative to fossil fuel resources due to its sustainability and renewability. In this respect, Photovoltaics (PV) technology is one …