Crystalline silicon thin films: A promising approach for photovoltaics?

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2763-2774

  Slaoui, A ^a   Monna, R ^a   Poortmans, J ^b   Vermeulen, T ^b   Evrard, O ^b   Said, K ^b   Nijs, J ^b  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HYDROGENATION; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; PASSIVATION; SILICON WAFERS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

SILICON RIBBONS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032187668     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.1998.0378     Document Type: Article

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