Contribution of silicon substrates to the efficiencies of silicon thin layer solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-322

  Arch, J K ^a,b   Brendel, R ^b   Werner, J H ^b  

^a TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Silicon substrate; Thin layer solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTRONS; PASSIVATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SUBSTRATES; TEXTURES;

SOFTWARE PACKAGE PC 1D; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SUNRAYS; THIN LAYER SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031069718     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(96)00074-8     Document Type: Article

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