Improved photovoltaic properties of amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells with an un-doped silicon oxide layer |
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Affiliation: | Photovoltaic Technology Division, Green Energy & Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | This paper proposes the use of undoped hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon oxide (μc-SiOx:H) deposited on the n-μc-Si:H layer of amorphous silicon single-junction superstrate configuration thin-film solar cells produced through 40 MHz very high frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Raman spectroscopy and optoelectronic analyses of the undoped μc-SiOx:H thin film revealed that adding a small amount of oxygen into a μc-network results in a low optical absorption, wide band gap, high optical band gap E04, high refractive index, reasonable conductivity, and crystalline volume fraction, which are advantageous properties in solar cells. Compared with a standard cell, the current density–voltage (J–V) characteristics of the cell with an undoped μc-SiOx:H/n-μc-Si:H structure showed an enhancement in short-circuit current density Jsc from 13.32 to 13.60 mA/cm2, and in conversion efficiency from 8.53% to 8.61%. The increased Jsc mechanism can be attributed to an improved light-trapping capability in the long wavelength range between 510 and 660 nm, as demonstrated by the external quantum efficiency. |
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Keywords: | Silicon oxide Light-trapping Solar cell |
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