Consider a p-i-n a-Si:H solar cell. The various films are, from top to bottom: ZnO, a-Si:H (p-i-n), ZnO and Ag. Which deposition technologies and in which chronological order (from first processing step to the last processing step) are used to process the solar cell?
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Why can't an a-Si:H solar cell rely on diffusion to separate the photogenerated carriers as much as a c-Si solar cell does?
A. The higher bandgap (around 1.7 eV) prevents the photogenerated carriers from diffusing through the intrinsic layer of the a-Si:H cell.
Because the absorption coefficient of a-Si:H is 70 times higher than that of c-Si in the visible region of the solar spectrum.
C. Because the diffusion length is around 300 nm, while in c-Si it is around 300 microns.
In the figure below the bandgap versus the lattice constant of various materials is shown.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The junctions of a lattice-matched triple junction solar cell can be based on the semiconductor materials GaInP, GaAs and Si.
B. If the bottom cell of a 4-junction cell is based on Ge, the first junction above the bottom cell is based on GaInAs.
C. A combination of three junctions based on the semiconductor materials GaInP, GaAs and Ge can only result in a metamorphic triple junction solar cell.
D. The semiconductor material InAs is a logic choice to be used as a top cell in a triple junction.
The figure below shows the I-V curves of two single junction solar cells. If you were to make a multi-junction solar cell with these two cells, which one will you put as a top cell?
A. Cell #1.
B. Cell #2.
Looking at this band diagram of a semiconductor material, can this material be used as a photoanode or as a photocathode?
A. Photoanode
B. Photocathode
C. It could be used as both