Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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80542 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We developed microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) thin film solar modules on textured ZnO-coated glass. The single junction (p–i–n) cell structure was prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) at substrate temperatures below 250 °C. Front ZnO and back contacts were prepared by sputtering. A process for the monolithic series connection of μc-Si:H cells by laser scribing was developed. These microcrystalline p–i–n modules showed aperture area efficiencies up to 8.3% and 7.3% on aperture areas of 64 and 676 cm2, respectively. The temperature coefficient of the efficiency was −0.4%/K.
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Authors
T. Repmann, B. Sehrbrock, C. Zahren, H. Siekmann, B. Rech,