Microcrystalline silicon and micromorph tandem solar cells

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 169-177

  Keppner, H ^a   Meier, J ^b   Torres, P ^b   Fischer, D ^b   Shah, A ^b  

^a Ecole d'Ingenieurs de l'Arc Jurassien   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DEPOSITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGENATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON;

MICROMORPH TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY GLOW DISCHARGE DEPOSITION;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0032593264     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003390050987     Document Type: Article

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