Silicon photovoltaic cells with clusters of nickel atoms

Abstract

This article considers the technology of fabricating clusters of nickel atoms in a silicon crystalline lattice with controlled parameters. Silicon solar cells with clusters of nickel atoms have been fabricated and their parameters determined. It has been established that the content of nickel atoms in the lattice makes it possible to considerably expand the spectral sensitivity region of silicon photovoltaic cells to the IR range up to 4 μm.