Damage mechanisms in radiation-tolerant amorphous silicon solar cells

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6 PART 1, 1998, Pages 2624-2631

  Srour, J R ^a   Vendura, G J ^a   Lo, D H ^a   Toporow, C M C ^a   Dooley, M ^a   Nakano, R P ^a   King, E E ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ANNEALING; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; RADIATION HARDENING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES;

DISPLACEMENT DAMAGE; RADIATION TOLERANCE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032308203     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.736506     Document Type: Article

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