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A solar cell consisting of p and n silicon layers placed one above the other to form a pn junction at which radiant energy is converted into electricity.  3, record 1, English, - silicon%20solar%20cell

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Photopile utilisant le silicium comme matériau semiconducteur.  2, record 1, French, - photopile%20au%20silicium

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Dans la photopile au silicium, du point de vue technologique, on réalise la jonction p-N en faisant diffuser du bore(impureté «acceptrice») dans une plaquette monocristalline de silicium dopée au phosphore(impureté «donatrice») de type N, de telle sorte qu'il se constitue sur l'une des faces une couche p de quelques microns d’épaisseur.  4, record 1, French, - photopile%20au%20silicium

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Photopile : Dispositif utilisant l’effet photovoltaïque, qui convertit directement en électricité une partie de l’énergie du rayonnement du soleil ou d’une autre source de lumière.  5, record 1, French, - photopile%20au%20silicium

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Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Amorphous silicon solar cells having the following characteristics will be produced by 1987: (1) stable pin multijunction cells with a 12%-13% air mass (AM)I intrinsic efficiency that is stable to within 10% after 20 years of continuous operation and at least 10 cm x 10 cm in area; (2) an interconnected single-junction cell module of at least 7%-8% AMI efficiency and at least 40 cm x 30 cm in area.  2, record 2, English, - amorphous%20silicon%20solar%20cell

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Usually a-Si solar cells are constructed on flat substrates with smooth mirror-like surfaces, such as stainless steel plate made by electrical and mechanical polishing.  2, record 2, English, - amorphous%20silicon%20solar%20cell

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The term "amorphous silicon solar cell" has been taken from "Canadian Solar Energy Review", by J.P. Rollefson (National Research Council of Canada).  3, record 2, English, - amorphous%20silicon%20solar%20cell

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Photopiles au silicium amorphe. En état amorphe, le silicium absorbe le rayonnement solaire jusqu’à 100 fois mieux qu’en état cristallin. En 1976, on a découvert qu’on pouvait doper le silicium amorphe comme le silicium classique et réaliser des photopiles.  1, record 2, French, - photopile%20au%20silicium%20amorphe

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The advantage of the single-crystal silicon solar cell approach is evident. High efficiency, abundant material, theory and technology well understood, and proven reliability are agreed-on advantages.  1, record 3, English, - single%2Dcrystal%20silicon%20solar%20cell

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La réponse spectrale de photoconductivité des cellules photovoltaïques au silicium mono-cristallin commence dans la partie violette du spectre visible [...] et s’étend jusque dans l’infrarouge.  3, record 3, French, - pile%20solaire%20au%20silicium%20monocristallin

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Les premières cellules solaires au silicium monocristallin [...] coûtaient [...] 2000$ pour purifier assez de silicium pour générer un watt de puissance.  2, record 3, French, - pile%20solaire%20au%20silicium%20monocristallin

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