Abstract
For silicon thin-film solar cells, it is well known that one of the most important methods for preparing amorphous silicon doped with hydrogen having good stability against light-soaking degradation is by properly tuning the H2 dilution ratio in the intrinsic I-layer. However, it is difficult to improve the longevity of a Gen 5 silicon thin-film tandem module by manipulating the H 2 ratio within one I-layer alone because hydrogen treatment can easily compromise the front P-layer. To solve this problem, we propose the 'graded I-layer' method, which incorporates multiple I-layers with different hydrogen dilution ratios in place of the original single I-layer. By this method, a solar cell could provide higher initial power, and the degradation ratio of the module could be reduced by approximately 2%.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6555893 |
Pages (from-to) | 1140-1143 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering