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Amorphous Silicon Films from Dichlorosilane and SiH4 for Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

A. M. Payne  and
S. Wagner
A. M. Payne
Affiliation:
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-5263, ampayne@phoenix.princeton.edu
S. Wagner
Affiliation:
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-5263, ampayne@phoenix.princeton.edu
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Abstract

We have deposited amorphous silicon films from mixtures of dichlorosilane (SiH2C12, DCS), and silane (SiH4) and made the first p-i-n solar cells using i-layers of this material. We measured optical and electronic transport properties of the DCS-derived films and relate them to the solar cell performance. The DCS cells are compared to standard cells made with SilH4.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 420: Symposium A – Amorphous Silicon Technology-1996 , 1996 , 883
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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