High-Ts amorphous top cells for increased top cell currents in micromorph tandem cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Platz, Rainer ^a   Hof, C ^b   Fischer, D ^b   Meier, J ^b   Shah, A ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amorphous p i n solar cells; Micromorph solar cells; Substrate temperature

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT DENSITY; DEPOSITION; ENERGY GAP; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SUBSTRATES;

MICROCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MICROMORPH SOLAR CELLS; TANDEM CELLS; TOP CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032070611     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00284-5     Document Type: Article

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