17-PERCENT EFFICIENT THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR-CELL BY LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY

Authors
BLAKERS AW WEBER KJ STUCKINGS MF ARMAND S MATLAKOWSKI G CARR AJ STOCKS MJ CUEVAS A BRAMMER T
Citation
Aw. Blakers et al., 17-PERCENT EFFICIENT THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR-CELL BY LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY, Progress in photovoltaics, 3(3), 1995, pp. 193-195
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Progress in photovoltaics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10627995
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
193 - 195
Database
ISI
SICI code
1062-7995(1995)3:3<193:1ETSSB>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Thin-film silicon solar cells are promising candidates for meeting the requirements of high efficiency combined with low cost. We use liquid -phase epitaxy to grow thin silicon films on highly doped substrates. A solar cell made on this material has been measured independently to have an efficiency of 17.0%. An important step in obtaining these high cell efficiencies is the removal of most of the heavily doped substra te on which the epitaxial layer is grown.