Research Article

HIT Solar Cells with N-Type Low-Cost Metallurgical Si

Table 1

Input parameters for AFORS-HET simulation.

Parametersa-Si:H(p)a-Si:H(i)c-Si(n)a-Si:H(n+)

Thickness (nm)551.7 × 1055
Dielectric constant11.911.911.911.9
Electron affinity (eV)3.83.84.053.8
Band gap (eV)1.701.741.121.70
Effective conduction band density 1.0 × 10201.0 × 10202.8 × 10191.0 × 1020
Effective valence band density 1.0 × 10201.0 × 10201.04 × 10191.0 × 1020
Electron mobility (cm2)1020104010
Hole mobility (cm2)124121
Acceptor concentration (cm−3)1.0 × 101905 × 10150
Donor concentration (cm−3)007.03 × 10151.0 × 1019
Thermal velocity of electrons (cm/s)1.0 × 1071.0 × 1071.0 × 1071.0 × 107
Thermal velocity of hole (cm/s)1.0 × 1071.0 × 1071.0 × 1071.0 × 107
Layer density 2.3282.3282.3282.328
Band tail density of states ()2.0 × 10212.0 × 10212.0 × 1021
Characteristic energy (eV) for donors, acceptors0.045, 0.0370.045, 0.020.06, 0.037
Capture cross-section for donor states, e, h (cm2)1.0 × 10−15, 1.0 × 10−171.0 × 10−15, 1.0 × 10−171.0 × 10−15, 1.0 × 10−17
Capture cross-section for acceptor states, e, h (cm2)1.0 × 10−17, 1.0 × 10−151.0 × 10−17, 1.0 × 10−151.0 × 10−17, 1.0 × 10−15
defect density of states at Gaussian peak energy (eV)1.0 × 1017~6.0 × 10191.0 × 1016~1.0 × 10198.0 × 1017~1.0 × 1020
Standard deviation (eV)1.10, 1.350.725, 1.0250.40, 0.65
Capture cross-section for donor states, e, h (cm2)1.0 × 10−14, 1.0 × 10−151.0 × 10−14, 1.0 × 10−151.0 × 10−14, 1.0 × 10−15
Capture cross-section for acceptor states, e, h (cm2)1.0 × 10−15, 1.0 × 10−141.0 × 10−15, 1.0 × 10−141.0 × 10−15, 1.0 × 10−14