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- Updated state-of-the art of heterojunction thin film solar cell research
- Written for all experts in this field
- Recent research in Physics and Technology of Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructure Silicon Solar Cells
Part of the book series: Engineering Materials (ENG.MAT.)
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About this book
Today’s solar cell multi-GW market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer technology, however new cell concepts are entering the market. One very promising solar cell design to answer these needs is the silicon hetero-junction solar cell, of which the emitter and back surface field are basically produced by a low temperature growth of ultra-thin layers of amorphous silicon. In this design, amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) constitutes both „emitter“ and „base-contact/back surface field“ on both sides of a thin crystalline silicon wafer-base (c-Si) where the electrons and holes are photogenerated; at the same time, a-Si:H passivates the c-Si surface. Recently, cell efficiencies above 23% have been demonstrated for such solar cells.
In this book, the editors present an overview of the state-of-the-art in physics and technology of amorphous-crystalline heterostructure silicon solar cells. The heterojunction concept is introduced, processes and resulting properties of the materials used in the cell and their heterointerfaces are discussed and characterization techniques and simulation tools are presented.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physics and Technology of Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructure Silicon Solar Cells
Editors: Wilfried G. J. H. M. Sark, Lars Korte, Francesco Roca
Series Title: Engineering Materials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22275-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-22274-0Published: 22 October 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27007-9Published: 06 December 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-22275-7Published: 16 November 2011
Series ISSN: 1612-1317
Series E-ISSN: 1868-1212
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 582
Topics: Optical and Electronic Materials, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films