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Hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells have been realized in both a p-i-n configuration on Corning glass substrates, and a n-i-p configuration on stainless steel substrates. The performance degradation of the two kinds of cells under solar illumination has been examined over a 140 hour period. During degradation, the two devices have been kept under load in the maximum power condition that is normally used in a solar plant. The performance of the Corning glass deposited device exhibited a higher rate of degradation than did that of the other cell. A discussion of the possible reasons for this behaviour is given.
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Nobile, G., Morana, M. (2002). Light Soaking Effect In a-Si:H Based n-i-p And p-i-n Solar Cells. In: Marshall, J.M., Dimova-Malinovska, D. (eds) Photovoltaic and Photoactive Materials — Properties, Technology and Applications. NATO Science Series, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0632-3_17
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