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a-SiGe:H Alloy and its Application to Tandem-Type Solar Cell

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Y. Yukimoto  and
M. Aiga
Y. Yukimoto
Affiliation:
LSI R&D Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., 4-1, Mizuhara, Itami 664, Japan
M. Aiga
Affiliation:
LSI R&D Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., 4-1, Mizuhara, Itami 664, Japan
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Abstract

Amorphous SiGe:H alloy is the key material in achieving high conversion efficiency with tandem-type amorphous silicon alloy solar cells. Status and issues for this key material are discussed, and efforts made to irprove it are reviewed to obtain directions for higher quality a-SiGe:H alloys. An application of the improved alloy to tandem-type solar cell to achieve 9.6% efficiency for the cell size of 100 cm2 is reported.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 70: Symposium E – Materials Issues in Amorphous-Semiconductor Technology , 1986 , 493
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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