THIN-FILM POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR-CELLS

被引:12
作者
BARNETT, AM [1 ]
HALL, RB [1 ]
RAND, JA [1 ]
KENDALL, CL [1 ]
FORD, DH [1 ]
机构
[1] ASTROPOWER INC,NEWARK,DE 19716
来源
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS | 1991年 / 23卷 / 2-4期
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10.1016/0165-1633(91)90117-4
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
A thin crystalline silicon solar cell with low back surface recombination will exhibit slightly higher efficiency than a thick silicon solar cell having similar material quality. When light trapping is added to the thin silicon solar cell, the efficiency can improve by as much as 20%. Following a summary of historical results, the predictions of the model are described including the preferred geometrical structures for light trapping. Recent experimental results are reported. The thin, light trapping technology can be extended to a monolithic interconnected device.
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页码:164 / 174
页数:11
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