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In 1996, Canon started mass producing the a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H/a-SiGe:H stacked solar-cell module with over 8% stabilized efficiency, with a unique approach where the microwave-plasma chemical vapor deposition (MW-PCVD) method was implemented in the high-throughput roll-to-roll process. This chapter consists of two distinct parts. The first part describes the R&D effort made for high-efficiency, small-area (laboratory-size) cells. The second part is given to depict the outlines of mass-production method of the solar cell and the products for rooftop applications.
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Saito, K., Nishimoto, T., Hayashi, R., Fukae, K., Ogawa, K. (2004). Production of a-Si:H/ a-SiGe:H/ a-SiGe:H Stacked Solar-Cell Modules and Their Applications. In: Hamakawa, Y. (eds) Thin-Film Solar Cells. Springer Series in Photonics, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10549-8_7
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