The truncated-pyramid MIS inversion-layer solar cell: A comprehensive analysis

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-24

  Grauvogl, M ^a,b   Hezel, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MIS DEVICES; PASSIVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

TRUNCATED-PYRAMID SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031656306     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199801/02)6:1<15::aid-pip199>3.0.co;2-q     Document Type: Article

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