As the negative environmental effects of the current use of non-renewable energy sources have become apparent, hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cell technology has advanced to provide a means of powering a future sustainable society. Over the last 25 years, a-Si:H solar cell technology has matured to a stage where there is currently a production of 30 MWpeak/year; and this production capacity continues to increase. The progress is due to the continuous advances made in new materials, cell designs, and large area deposition techniques for mass production. The absence of long-range order result in not only characteristics which make a-Si:H excellent for thin film solar cells, but also provide great flexibility in the design of different solar cell structures and in the manufacturing of large area monolithic modules. A review is presented here of the progress in the development of a-Si:H based materials as well as the evolution of solar cell structures which led to the continuous improvement in their performance and stability.
Pearce, J. (2019). Progress in Amorphous Silicon Based Solar Cell Technology. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/progress-in-amorphous-silicon-based-solar-cell-technology
Pearce, Joshua "Progress in Amorphous Silicon Based Solar Cell Technology" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/progress-in-amorphous-silicon-based-solar-cell-technology. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Pearce, Joshua . "Progress in Amorphous Silicon Based Solar Cell Technology". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2019. Web. 18 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/progress-in-amorphous-silicon-based-solar-cell-technology >.
Pearce, Joshua . "Progress in Amorphous Silicon Based Solar Cell Technology" Afribary (2019). Accessed November 18, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/progress-in-amorphous-silicon-based-solar-cell-technology