Hydrogenated amorphous silicon transverse junction solar cell

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Kroon, MA [1 ]
van Swaaij, RACMM [1 ]
Zeman, M [1 ]
Kuznetsov, VI [1 ]
Metselaar, JW [1 ]
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[1] Delft Univ Technol, Lab Elect Components Technol & Mat, DIMES, NL-2600 GB Delft, Netherlands
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10.1063/1.120687
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O59 [应用物理学];
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In this letter, we introduce a new thin film solar cell design on amorphous silicon, called the transverse junction solar cell. In this concept, the p-i-n junction is formed perpendicular to the surface. With conventional deposition and silicon device processing techniques test cells have been made with a conversion efficiency up to 5.2% +/- 1.4% under standard AM1.5 illumination. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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