Modification to the performance of hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium thin film solar cell

Liu Bo-Fei; Bai Li-Sha; Wei Chang-Chun; Sun Jian; Hou Guo-Fu; Zhao Ying; Zhang Xiao-Dan

doi:10.7498/aps.62.208801

Abstract

In this paper, we study hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium thin film solar cells prepared by the radio frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. In the light of the inherent characteristics of hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium material, the modulation of the germanium/silicon ratio in silicon germanium alloys can separately control open circuit voltage (Voc) and short circuit current density (Jsc) of a-SiGe:H thin film solar cells. By the structural design of band gap profiling in the amorphous silicon germanium intrinsic layer, hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium thin film solar cells, which can be used efficiently as the component cell of multi-junction solar cells, are obtained.

Keywords:

hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium solar cell /
short circuit current density /
open circuit voltage /
band gap profiling

Authors and contacts

1.
Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Science and Technology Minsitry of Education, Institute of Photo Electronics Thin Film Devices and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Funds: Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2011CBA00706, 2011CBA00707), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2013AA050302), the Science and Technology Support Program of Tianjin, China (Grant No. 12ZCZDGX03600), the Major Science and Technology Support Project of Tianjin, China (Grant No. 11TXSYGX22100), and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctor Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20120031110039).

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