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Light-Induced Degradation in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

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Seventh E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference

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The present studies on a-Si:H films suggest that the density of the source for the light-induced defects has the limited value for respective a-Si:H films and the a-Si:H solar cells stabilize after an initial light-induced degradation. Field testing results indicate that degradation of a-Si:H modules can be suppressed within 10% of the original efficiency after 2 years operation. It is also indicated that the multifunction cells are more stable to light exposure than single p-i-n cells.

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  1. Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd., 2-2-1 Nagasaka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 240-01, Japan

    Yoshiyuki Uchida

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  1. Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme, Freiburg, Germany

    A. Goetzberger (Conference Chairman) (Conference Chairman)

  2. Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, Germany

    W. Palz (Conference Director) & G. Willeke (Conference Director) & 

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Uchida, Y. (1987). Light-Induced Degradation in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells. In: Goetzberger, A., Palz, W., Willeke, G. (eds) Seventh E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3817-5_71

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