ABSORPTION-EDGE OF SILICON FROM SOLAR-CELL SPECTRAL RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS

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KEEVERS, MJ
GREEN, MA
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[1] Centre for Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, University of New South Wales
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10.1063/1.113125
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The optical absorption coefficient of crystalline silicon near the band edge is determined to values as low as 10-7 cm-1 by sensitive photocurrent measurements on high efficiency silicon solar cells. Structure due to three- and four-phonon assisted absorption processes is observed. Discrepancies between absorption coefficient values around 10-2 cm-1 reported in the literature are resolved. The role of disorder theory in understanding the absorption edge of crystalline semiconductors such as silicon is discussed. © 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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