Diamond Photovoltaic Cell Development
At a Glance
Section titled āAt a Glanceā| Metadata | Details |
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| Publication Date | 2015-01-01 |
| Journal | Journal of Clean Energy Technologies |
| Authors | N. B. Rodionov, V. N. Amosov, S. A. Meshchaninov, A. F. Palā |
| Citations | 3 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāA synthetic diamond based heterostructure (p-i-structure) is examined as a photovoltaic cell.P-type diamond heavily doped with boron was used as a substrate.A CVD IIa-type diamond film of 50 mkm thickness was deposited on the substrate.A technology of semi-transparent entrance contact fabrication was developed.A current-voltage characteristic (I-V) of the wide band gap diamond photovoltaic cell were measured.For the case of UV irradiation the comparison of I-V for ordinary and semi-transparent contacts was performed.Experimental data allowed estimating of alpha, x-ray and UV radiation conversion efficiency to be in the range5Ć·7%.