The role of the ZnO buffer layer in Al/Si interdiffusion in α-Si : H solar cells on flexible substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 425-432

  Saunderson, J D ^a   Swanepoel, R ^a   Van Staden, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Buffer layer; Flexible; Interdiffusion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMORPHOUS SILICON; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUBSTRATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BUFFER LAYERS; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032570393     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00261-4     Document Type: Article

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