Ribbon growth on substrate (RGS) silicon solar cells with microwave-induced remote hydrogen plasma passivation and efficiencies exceeding 11%

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-340

  Spiegel, M ^a   Zechner, C ^a   Bitnar, B ^a   Hahn, G ^a   Jooss, W ^a   Fath, P ^a   Willeke, G ^a   Bucher, E ^a   Hofs H U ^b   Haßler C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrogen passivation; Multicrystalline silicon; Ribbon growth on substrate; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN; MICROWAVES; PASSIVATION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

ALUMINUM GETTERING; HYDROGEN PASSIVATION; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON; RIBBON GROWTH;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032201943     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(98)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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