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Effect of Light Exposure Conditions on the Light-Induced Degradation in Amorphous Silicon Alloy Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Y. Nakata ,
A. Yokota ,
H. Sannomiya ,
S. Moriuchi ,
Y. Inoue ,
K. Nomoto ,
M. Itoh  and
T. Tsuji
Y. Nakata
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
A. Yokota
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
H. Sannomiya
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
S. Moriuchi
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
Y. Inoue
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
K. Nomoto
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
M. Itoh
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
T. Tsuji
Affiliation:
Energy Conversion Laboratories, SHARP Corporation 282–1 Hajikami, Shinjo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 639–21, JAPAN
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Abstract

Light-induced changes in current-voltage characteristics of amorphous single-junction solar cells made of silicon alloys, a-SiC, a-Si, and a-SiGe have been studied systematically. The effect of the light intensity and the bias voltage on the light-induced degradation in the conversion efficiency and other photovoltaic parameters has been clarified quantitatively, and it has been shown that the light-induced degradation characteristics of the photovoltaic parameters can be described by a single function of some normalized parameters of exposure condition. Theoretical background for the experimental results is also examined and discussed by applying a defect creation model modified to an active layer of the a-Si alloy solar cells. Utilizing these analytical formula, we propose an accelerated test method by solar simulator indoor measurement instead of natural sunlight outdoor testing.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 219: Symposium A – Amorphous Silicon Technology - 1991 , 1991 , 433
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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