Title
Quadruple-junction solar cells and modules based on amorphous and microcrystalline silicon with high stable efficiencies
Date Issued
01 August 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Institute of Silicon Photovoltaics
Publisher(s)
Japan Society of Applied Physics
Abstract
Quadruple junction solar cells and modules are presented, which consist of hydrogenated amorphous (a-Si:H) and microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) in the a-Si:H/a-Si:H/μc-Si:H/μc-Si:H configuration. The highest measured conversion efficiency of a mini-module with an aperture area of 61.44cm2 was 13.4- before and 12.0- after more than 1000 h of light soaking, respectively. In this paper, we discuss the advantages of the quadruple junction design over the common tandem design, which is ascribed mainly to the fact that the total absorber thickness can be increased while electronic properties and stability are maintained or even improved. The role of the μc-SiOx:H intermediate reflector is highlighted and an optimization of the doping concentration in this layer is presented. Furthermore, the advantage of the high maximum power voltage for the monolithic cell interconnection laser design of modules is shown.
Volume
54
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84938510620
PubMed ID
Source
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
ISSN of the container
00214922
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