Growth of silicon sheets for photovoltaic applications

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2732-2739

  Bell, R O ^a,b   Kalejs, J P ^a  

^a ASE Americas Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES;

EDGE-DEFINED FILM-FED GROWTH (EFG);

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032187040     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.1998.0375     Document Type: Article

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