Irreversible light-enhanced degradation in amorphous silicon solar cells at elevated temperatures

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-30

  Carlson, D E ^a   Rajan, K ^a  

^a Solarex Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ANNEALING; CHEMICAL BONDS; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; HYDROGEN; IMPURITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; DANGLING BONDS; LIGHT INDUCED DEGRADATION; REVERSE BIAS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; TIME DECAY; WAVELENGTHS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0029752583     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.116745     Document Type: Article

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