Progress in solar cells from hydrogenated amorphous silicon
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) has been used for decades—doped and as
intrinsic absorber layers—in thin-film silicon solar cells. Whereas their effiency was improved …
intrinsic absorber layers—in thin-film silicon solar cells. Whereas their effiency was improved …
Tension–compression asymmetry in amorphous silicon
Hard and brittle materials usually exhibit a much lower strength when loaded in tension than
in compression. However, this common-sense behaviour may not be intrinsic to these …
in compression. However, this common-sense behaviour may not be intrinsic to these …
Tuning film stresses for open-air processing of stable metal halide perovskites
Challenges to upscaling metal halide perovskites (MHPs) include mechanical film stresses
that accelerate degradation, dominate at the module scale, and can lead to delamination or …
that accelerate degradation, dominate at the module scale, and can lead to delamination or …
PEALD of SiO2 and Al2O3 Thin Films on Polypropylene: Investigations of the Film Growth at the Interface, Stress, and Gas Barrier Properties of Dyads
A study on the plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition of amorphous inorganic oxides
SiO2 and Al2O3 on polypropylene (PP) was carried out with respect to growth taking place …
SiO2 and Al2O3 on polypropylene (PP) was carried out with respect to growth taking place …
Stress effects on the Raman spectrum of an amorphous material: Theory and experiment on -Si:H
Strain in a material induces shifts in vibrational frequencies. This phenomenon is a probe of
the nature of the vibrations and interatomic potentials and can be used to map local …
the nature of the vibrations and interatomic potentials and can be used to map local …
Roles of hydrogen in structural stability and electronic property of bulk hydrogenated amorphous silicon
H Zhang, Y Luo, F Tang, Y **ang, C Wu… - Computational Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) has been widely used due to its unique
photoelectric properties, but the information about its structure is patchy and the factors that …
photoelectric properties, but the information about its structure is patchy and the factors that …
Effect of argon plasma-treated polyethylene terepthalate on ZnO: Al properties for flexible thin film silicon solar cells applications
Abstract The 0.4 μm-thick Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide (ZnO: Al) films were deposited at
100° C on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates by Radio Frequency (RF) magnetron …
100° C on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates by Radio Frequency (RF) magnetron …
Anomalous tension–compression asymmetry in amorphous silicon: insights from atomistic simulations and elastoplastic constitutive modeling
Recent experiments observed an inherent, anomalous tension-compression (TC)
asymmetry with T> C in microscale amorphous silicon (a-Si), which is free of dominant …
asymmetry with T> C in microscale amorphous silicon (a-Si), which is free of dominant …
Phase-microstructure of Mo/Si nanoscale multilayer and intermetallic compound formation in interfaces
N Kumar, AV Nezhdanov, RM Smertin, VN Polkovnikov… - Intermetallics, 2020 - Elsevier
Microstructural investigation of the Mo/Si nanoscale multilayers (MLs) is essential to design
high-reflective nanomirrors. Raman spectroscopy showed existence of silicon layer in the …
high-reflective nanomirrors. Raman spectroscopy showed existence of silicon layer in the …
PECVD intermediate and absorber layers applied in liquid-phase crystallized silicon solar cells on glass substrates
Liquid-phase crystallized silicon absorber layers have been applied in heterojunction solar
cells on glass substrates with 10.8% conversion efficiency and an open-circuit voltage of …
cells on glass substrates with 10.8% conversion efficiency and an open-circuit voltage of …