Towards high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells with the "micromorph" concept

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 35-44

  Meier, J ^a   Dubail, S ^a   Platz, R ^a   Torres, P ^a   Kroll, U ^a   Anna Selvan, J A ^a   Pellaton Vaucher, N ^a   Hof, Ch ^a   Fischer, D ^a   Keppner, H ^a   Fluckiger R ^a   Shah, A ^a   Shklover, V ^b   Ufert, K D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon; Micromorph concept; Tandem solar cell; Thin film crystalline silicon; Very high frequency glow discharge

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGENATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PASSIVATION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; THIN FILM DEVICES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MICROMORPH CONCEPT; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY GLOW DISCHARGE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031357566     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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