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Chin. Phys. B, 2009, Vol. 18(4): 1674-1678    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/18/4/066
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The study of a new n/p tunnel recombination junction and its application in a-Si:H/$\mu$c-Si:H tandem solar cells

Li Gui-Jun(李贵君), Hou Guo-Fu(侯国付), Han Xiao-Yan(韩晓艳), Yuan Yu-Jie(袁育洁), Wei Chang-Chun(魏长春), Sun Jian(孙建), Zhao Yin(赵颖), and Geng Xin-Hua(耿新华)
Institute of Photo-Electronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China Tianjin Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Tianjin 300071, China Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Sci
Abstract  This paper reports that a double N layer (a-Si:H/$\mu$c-Si:H) is used to substitute the single microcrystalline silicon n layer (n-$\mu$c-Si:H) in n/p tunnel recombination junction between subcells in a-Si:H/$\mu$c-Si:H tandem solar cells. The electrical transport and optical properties of these tunnel recombination junctions are investigated by current--voltage measurement and transmission measurement. The new n/p tunnel recombination junction shows a better ohmic contact. In addition, the n/p interface is exposed to the air to examine the effect of oxidation on the tunnel recombination junction performance. The open circuit voltage and FF of a-Si:H/$\mu$c-Si:H tandem solar cell are all improved and the current leakage of the subcells can be effectively prevented efficiently when the new n/p junction is implemented as tunnel recombination junction.
Keywords:  double N layer      tunnel recombination junction      oxidation interface      a-Si:H/$\mu$c-Si:H tandem solar cell  
Received:  30 May 2008      Revised:  22 August 2008      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  73.40.Gk (Tunneling)  
  73.50.Gr (Charge carriers: generation, recombination, lifetime, trapping, mean free paths)  
  73.61.Jc (Amorphous semiconductors; glasses)  
  81.15.Gh (Chemical vapor deposition (including plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, ALD, etc.))  
  84.60.Jt (Photoelectric conversion)  
Fund: Project supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant Nos 2006CB202602 and 2006CB202603), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60506003).

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Li Gui-Jun(李贵君), Hou Guo-Fu(侯国付), Han Xiao-Yan(韩晓艳), Yuan Yu-Jie(袁育洁), Wei Chang-Chun(魏长春), Sun Jian(孙建), Zhao Yin(赵颖), and Geng Xin-Hua(耿新华) The study of a new n/p tunnel recombination junction and its application in a-Si:H/$\mu$c-Si:H tandem solar cells 2009 Chin. Phys. B 18 1674

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