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Hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (pc Si : H) growth by very high frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD) is studied in an industrial-type parallel plate KAI reactor. Combined plasma and material characterization techniques allow to assess critical deposition parameters for the fabrication of high quality material. A relation between low intrinsic stress of the deposited i-layer and better performing solar cell devices is identified. Significant solar cell device improvements were achieved based on these findings: high open circuit voltages above 520 mV and fill factors above 74% were obtained for 1 mu m thick pc Si : H single junction cells and a 1.2 cm(2) micromorph device with 12.3% initial (V-oc = 1.33 V, FF=72.4%, J(sc) = 12.8 mA cm(-2)) and above 10.0% stabilized efficiencies. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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