Silicon Cell Lifetime and Efficiency Improvement.
Abstract
The loss through recombination of minority carriers generated deep within a silicon solar cell is a limitation on the efficiency and radiation resistance of present devices. In this work the authors have explored the potential of multijunction silicon solar cells prepared by diffusion and epitaxial techniques for improved efficiency and radiation resistance. Two-junction diffused cell structures were found to offer improved performance for very thin wafers. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 16, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0875751
Entities
People
- Donald L. Barrett
- John Ransford Davis
- Joseph E. Johnson Jr.
- P. Rai-choudbury
Organizations
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation