Nanostructured three-dimensional thin film silicon solar cells with very high efficiency potential

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Vanecek, Milan [1 ]
Babchenko, Oleg [1 ]
Purkrt, Adam [1 ]
Holovsky, Jakub [1 ]
Neykova, Neda [1 ]
Poruba, Ales [1 ]
Remes, Zdenek [1 ]
Meier, Johannes [2 ]
Kroll, Ulrich [2 ]
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[1] Acad Sci Czech Republic, Inst Phys, Prague 16253 6, Czech Republic
[2] Oerlikon Solar Lab SA, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
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10.1063/1.3583377
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We report on the experimental realization of amorphous/microcrystalline silicon tandem solar cells (Micromorph) based on our three-dimensional design. An enhancement is reached in the short-circuit current by 40%, with an excellent open-circuit voltage of 1.41V and a fill factor of 72%. We have used nanoholes or microholes dry etched into the ZnO front contact layer. Monte Carlo optical modeling shows that stable efficiency of amorphous silicon p-i-n solar cells in over 12% range is possible. For the Micromorph cells, efficiency over 15% with the thickness of amorphous Si below 200 nm and of microcrystalline Si around 500 nm is possible. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3583377]
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