Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Hamakawa, Yoshihiro; Okamoto, H.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-0837-9_1

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“…In recent years, I-III-VI 2 ternary semiconductor compounds (CuInX 2 , X = S, Se, Te) have received considerable attention because of their possible application in optoelectronic devices. One of these compounds, CuInSe 2 , with its optical absorption coefficient exceeding 3 × 10 4 cm -1 at wavelengths below 1000 nm, and its direct band gap being between 0⋅95 and 1⋅04 eV (Hamakawa and Okamoto 1988), is an excellent solar absorber (Bloss et al 1988). Thin film polycrystalline CIS solar cells with a conversion efficiency exceeding 14% have already been achieved (Mitchell et al 1988).…”

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Structural, optical and electrical properties of chemically deposited nonstoichiometric copper indium diselenide films

Bari¹,

Patil²,

Patil

2006

Bull Mater Sci

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Thin films of copper indium diselenide (CIS) were prepared by chemical bath deposition technique onto glass substrate at temperature, 60°C. The studies on composition, morphology, optical absorption, electrical conductivity and structure of the films were carried out and discussed. Characterization included X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) and absorption spectroscopy. The results are discussed and interpreted.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Structural, optical and electrical properties of chemically deposited nonstoichiometric copper indium diselenide films

Bari¹,

Patil²,

Patil

2006

Bull Mater Sci

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“…These devices were fabricated in both 'superstrate' and 'substrate' configurations with p-i-n architectures between the electrodes. In this structure light absorption takes places in the intrinsic 'i' region and the p-type (n-type) doped silicon layers provide the high (low) work function to create an electric field across the device and form charge selective contacts [57]. Typical TCO's such as FTO or doped ZnO (e.g.…”

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Semi-transparent solar cells

Sun

Jasieniak

2017

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.

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Semi-transparent solar cells are a type of technology that combines the benefits of visible light transparency and light-to-electricity conversion. One of the biggest opportunities for such technologies is in their integration as windows and skylights within energy-sustainable buildings. Currently, such building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are dominated by crystalline silicon based modules; however, the opaque nature of silicon creates a unique opportunity for the adoption of emerging photovoltaic candidates that can be made truly semi-transparent. These include: amorphous silicon-, kesterite-, chalcopyrite-, CdTe-, dye-sensitized-, organic- and perovskite- based systems. For the most part, amorphous silicon has been the workhorse in the semi-transparent solar cell field owing to its established, low-temperature fabrication processes. Excitement around alternative classes, particularly perovskites and the inorganic candidates, has recently arisen because of the major efficiency gains exhibited by these technologies. Importantly, each of these presents unique opportunities and challenges within the context of BIPV. This topic review provides an overview into the broader benefits of semi-transparent solar cells as building-integrated features, as well as providing the current development status into all of the major types of semi-transparent solar cells technologies.

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“…World population growth, worldwide criergy demands, arid the ratio of electricity demand to total energy demand since Ihc Second World War, and the prospects to the year 2000. The unit of MBDOE is millioiis of barrels per day of oil equivalent 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 [4]. The past injected budgets are also inserted in the figure.…”

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Recent advances of the photovoltaic activities in Japan

Hamakawa

1996

Physica Status Solidi (b)

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A review is given on recent progress in solar photovoltaic technology in Japan and its contributions its a clean energy resource for solving the worldwide environmental issue. First, a new concept to reform the energy strategy for future civilization is postulated taking account of thc environmental issue. Organizations and objectives of the New Sunshine Project are introduccd. Second, some unique advantages of solar photovoltaics are described and cornpared with convcntional electric power generation technologies. Third, key issues to develop photovoltaic technology are revealcd, arid recent R & D efforts to solve them arc tleniostrated with live technologies in progress. Finally, possible new roles to contribute to the global environment issues by the photovoltaic technology are proposed and discussed.

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Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Cited by 11 publications

References 113 publications

Structural, optical and electrical properties of chemically deposited nonstoichiometric copper indium diselenide films

Structural, optical and electrical properties of chemically deposited nonstoichiometric copper indium diselenide films

Semi-transparent solar cells

Recent advances of the photovoltaic activities in Japan

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