P/A1 co-gettering effectiveness in various polycrystalline silicon

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-131

  Mahfoud, K ^a   Pivac, B ^b   Muller, J C ^a  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Carbon; CTA; Gettering; Minority carrier diffusion length; Oxygen; Phosphorus; Polycrystalline silicon; RTA

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; HEAT TREATMENT; INGOTS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

GETTERING; MINORITY CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH;

SILICON;

EID: 0031139665     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(96)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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