Three dimensional amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon solar cells

摘要

Three dimensional deep contact amorphous silicon/microcrystalline silicon (a-Si/c-Si) solar cells which use deep (high aspect ratio) p and n contacts to create high electric fields within the carrier collection volume material of the cell. The deep contacts are fabricated using repetitive pulsed laser doping so as to create the high aspect p and n contacts. By the provision of the deep contacts which penetrate the electric field deep into the material where the high strength of the field can collect many of the carriers, thereby resulting in a high efficiency solar cell.