The use of oxynitrides for the fabrication of buried contact silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-195

  Ebong, A U ^a   Taouk, M ^a   Honsberg, C B ^a   Wenham, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURIED CONTACT SILICON SOLAR CELLS; OXYNITRIDES;

METALLIZING; NITRIDES; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0030124532     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-0248(95)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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