[HTML][HTML] Progress in major thin-film solar cells: Growth technologies, layer materials and efficiencies

A Kowsar, SFU Farhad, M Rahaman… - International Journal of …, 2019 - ijrer.ijrer.org
Thin film solar cells are desirable due to minimal material usage, cost effective synthesis
processes and a promising trend in efficiency rise. In this review paper, remarkable …

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium alloy with enhanced photosensitivity prepared by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition at high temperature

B Yan, L Zhao, J Chen, G Wang, H Diao, Y Mao… - Vacuum, 2013 - Elsevier
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium (a-SiGe: H) alloys were prepared by plasma
enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at different deposition temperatures. The …

Thin films of a-SiGe: H with device quality properties prepared by a novel hollow cathode deposition technique

RJ Soukup, NJ Ianno, SA Darveau… - Solar energy materials and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Using a novel hollow cathode plasma-jet reactive sputtering system in which an intense
plasma, ignited in an Ar/H2 flow, is directed through silicon and germanium nozzles, a series …

Structural, optical and electrical properties of hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium (a-Si1− xGex) deposited by DC magnetron sputtering at high rate

A Fedala, R Cherfi, M Aoucher… - Materials Science in …, 2006 - Elsevier
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon germanium alloys (a-Si1− xGex: H) thin films are prepared
using DC magnetron sputtering method. The films are deposited under optimized …

Morphological evolution of self-assembled SiGe islands based on a mixed-phase pre-SiGe island layer grown by ion beam sputtering deposition

S Ke, S Ye, J Yang, Z Wang, C Wang, Y Yang - Applied Surface Science, 2015 - Elsevier
We present a study of the evolution of self-assembled SiGe islands grown on a
microcrystalline Si (μc-Si)-based mixed-phase pre-SiGe island layer. Using atomic force …

Effect of oxygen doping in microcrystalline SiGe pin solar cells

A Bidiville, T Matsui, M Kondo - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
The effect of doping with oxygen the microcrystalline silicon-germanium absorber layer of
single-junction pin solar cells has been studied. In parallel, the absorber layer quality was …

Taguchi based fuzzy logic optimization of multiple quality characteristics of cobalt disulfide nanostructures

T Rajabloo, A Ghafarinazari, LS Faraji… - Journal of alloys and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cobalt sulfide nanostructures, with a formula of Co x S y, have recently received
considerable attention due to their unique catalytic, electric, magnetic, optical, and …

Characterization of nanocrystalline SiGe thin film solar cell with double graded‐dead absorption layer

CC Wang, DS Wuu, SY Lien, YS Lin… - International Journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The nanocrystalline silicon‐germanium (nc‐SiGe) thin films were deposited by high‐
frequency (27.12 MHz) plasma‐enhanced chemical vapor deposition (HF‐PECVD). The …

Fabrication and Characterization of Microcrystalline Silicon Near Infrared Photodiode Detector Pixel Circuit on Glass Substrate For LargeArea Electronics

A Khosropour - 2016 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
This thesis is focused on development of near infrared (NIR) photodetectors on glass
substrate at low temperatures for large area electronics applications. In the first part of this …

Anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering of nanoporous two-phase atomistic models for amorphous silicon–germanium alloys

A Chehaidar - Materials Characterization, 2015 - Elsevier
The present work deals with a detailed analysis of the anomalous small-angle X-ray
scattering in amorphous silicon–germanium alloy using the simulation technique. We …