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February 15, 2014

Light-induced degradation in amorphous silicon thin film solar cells
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 14, 2014
Researchers at the Helmholtz Center Berlin (HZB) have taken a leap forward towards a deeper understanding of an undesired effect in thin film solar cells based on amorphous silicon - one that has puzzled the scientific community for the last 40 years. The researchers were able to demonstrate that tiny voids within the silicon network are partly responsible for reducing solar cell efficiency by some 10 to 15 percent as soon as you start using them. Amorphous silicon thin film solar cells are consid ... read more

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