Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6535220 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The status of the development of triple-junction (amorphous silicon/microcrystalline/microcrystalline silicon) test cells fabricated with up-scalable PECVD processes is given. A first draft of novel rather flat scattering superstrates with an optimized high bandgap amorphous silicon top cell including a carbon-free buffer at the p/i interface is presented. The careful optimization of the interfaces (including sub-oxide doped layers and buffers) and of the bulk crystallinity of the middle and bottom microcrystalline sub-cells allowed to reach a stabilized efficiency of 13.5 % (after 1000Â h light-soaking, internal measurement). Sub-cells individual developments are discussed and their specific integration into the full triple-junction device with its optimization for AM1.5G illumination relying on a partly LED supported solar simulator characterization is presented.
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Authors
X. Multone, L. Fesquet, D. Borrello, D. Romang, G. Choong, E. Vallat-Sauvain, M. Charrière, A. Billet, J.-F. Boucher, J. Steinhauser, J.-B. Orhan, R. Monnard, J.-P. Cardoso, G. Charitat, B. Dehbozorgi, N. Guillot, G. Monteduro, M. Marmelo, J. Meier,