Thin-film amorphous silicon germanium solar cells with p-and n-type hydrogenated silicon oxide layers

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Abstract

Mixed-phase hydrogenated silicon oxide (SiOx:H) is applied to thin-film hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium (a-SiGe:H) solar cells serving as both p-doped and n-doped layers. The bandgap of p-SiOx:H is adjusted to achieve a highly-transparent window layer while also providing a strong electric field. Bandgap grading of n-SiOx:H is designed to obtain a smooth transition of the energy band edge from the intrinsic to n-doped layer, without the need of an amorphous buffer layer. With the optimized optical and electrical structure, a high conversion efficiency of 9.41% has been achieved. Having eliminated other doped materials without sacrificing performance, the sole use of SiOx:H in the doped layers of a-SiGe:H cells opens up great flexibility in the design of high-efficiency multi-junction thin-film silicon-based solar cells.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-14
Number of pages6
JournalSolar Energy Materials & Solar Cells
Volume163
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium
  • Hydrogenated silicon oxide
  • Light management
  • Parasitic losses

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