Light absorption in solar cell.

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This discussion centers on the design of an amorphous silicon solar cell, specifically focusing on calculating the optimal width of the intrinsic layer to maximize light absorption. The user has set doping concentrations of 1018 for the p-layer and 1015 for the n-layer. Additionally, there is an inquiry regarding the sputtering technique for deposition processes, particularly how to effectively remove plasma post-sputtering.

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nafisahmed29
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Hi,

I am designing an amorphous silicon solar cell and i wanted some pointers on how I should calculate the width of the intrinsic layer to get maximum absorption of light into my cell.

I have designed my cell with the doping concentrations of p and n layer as 10^18 and 10^15 respectively.
 
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good job
i'm sorry, i can't help you about Si solar cell.
i'm now working on the third generation of solar cell "DSSC ".
i want to know more about sputtering technique for deposition process,how can we remove plasma after sputtering?
 

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