Research Article

Full Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Based on Vertically Aligned Nanostructures

Table 1

Parameters of the layers of the tandem a-Si:H/c-Si SC.

Material (eV)Thickness (μm)Doping level (cm -3)Fermi level position (eV)Electron affinity (eV)

(p) a-SiC:H1.90.010.43.8
(i) a-Si:H1.720.20.853.9
(n) a-Si:H1.720.030.33.9
Tunnel diode
(p) a-Si:H1.720.020.43.9
(n) c-Si (wire)1.12Diameter 0.5–2; height 2–301015-10170.1-0.284.05
(n) a-Si:H1.720.020.33.9