Effect of radiation and thermodynamic stability of solar elements created based on gas mixtures SiH₄, CH₄ and H₂

In this paper, various types and modifications of solar cells manufactured by plasma deposition are considered. Some parameters of thin films of a a-Si_1-x C_x:H, a-C:H, and nc-Si bilayer solar cell (where each layer consists of a p-i-n structure of a single-layer p-i-n junctions and heterojunctions in which the n⁺ layer was made of a-C:H and nc-Si) are studied. It is found that when illuminated with light of 85 mW/cm² and an element area of 0,9 cm², the highest efficiency value of bilayer solar cells is 9,6%. The results of measuring some physical parameters show that more stable elements are manufactured on the basis of a-C:H, which are associated with mechanical stress stability and radiation resistance.

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