Research Article

Enhancement of Spectral Response in -:H Thin-Film Solar Cells with a-Si:H/c-Si:H P-Type Window Layers

Table 4

The external quantum efficiency at the wavelength of 400, 600, and 800 nm for the μc-Si0.88Ge0.12:H p-i-n single-junction solar cells with different p-type window layer.

Window layerQE400 nmQE600 nmQE800 nm (QE)
%mA/cm2

μc-Si:H(p)34.0272.4831.3916.74
a-Si:H(p)/μc-Si:H(p)40.6879.5841.5619.25
a-Si:H(p)/H2 plasma/μc-Si:H(p)39.8578.0032.5017.98
H2 plasma/a-Si:H(p)/μc-Si:H(p)22.4565.3126.9414.47