Research Article

Numerical Design of Ultrathin Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon-Based Solar Cell

Table 1

Input parameters in SCAPS-1D.

Parameters-(a-SiOx)Buffer layer-(a-Si:H)-(a-Si:H)ITO

Thickness (μm)0.5000.0040.3500.0250.060
Bandgap energy (eV)1.9501.8001.8001.8003.650
Electron affinity (eV)4.0003.9003.9003.9004.800
Dielectric permittivity (relative)9.00011.90011.90011.9008.900
CB effective density of states (cm-3)
VB effective density of states (cm-3)
Electron thermal velocity (cm/s)107106106107
Hole thermal velocity (cm/s)107106106107
Electron mobility (cm2/Vs)5.050203050
Hole mobility (cm2/Vs)1.0105.05.025
Donor density (cm-3)0.00.0
Acceptor density (cm-3)0.00.0
Absorption coefficientSCAPSSCAPSSCAPSSCAPSSCAPS