amorphous silicon photovoltaic cell

Japanese group ‘prints’ amorphous silicon photovoltaic cell created using silicon inks

By / February 16, 2011

JAIST researchers have developed three types of silicon ink:  aB-doped p-type, an i-type (intrinsic) and a P-doped type.Credit T. Shimoda; JAIST. Typically, photovoltaic units composed of thin-film silicon materials do…

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Larger grains at lower temperatures: Possible poly-silicon production cost breakthrough?

By / February 15, 2011

A new process creates poly-silicon with crystal grains up to 150 micrometers, roughly 30 times larger than grains currently produced in the photovoltaic industry. (Credit: H. Naseem.) Researchers from the…

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