Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6536411 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We investigated penetration-type semi-transparent hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells that incorporated cuprite (Cu2O) thin films, deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering, as the color-adjusting layer. Depending on the arrangement of the Cu2O and transparent conductive oxide layers in the cells, the cells could be classified as either inner-type or outer-type. By simulating and experimentally measuring the reflectance of both types of cells, it was found that the optical interference in the two cells had a more significant effect on the short-circuit current density than did the thickness of the incorporated Cu2O films. We fabricated a-Si:H cells whose transparency and color could be controlled simultaneously. This technique of fabricating a-Si:H cells that exploit the phenomenon of interference can be used to realize cells that exhibit different colors.
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Authors
Seong Hyun Lee, Sun Jin Yun, Myunghun Shin, Jung Wook Lim,