Method for the evaluation of the influence of gettering and bulk passivation on non-uniform block-cast multicrystalline Si solar cells

Solid State Phenomena

Volumn 67, Issue , 1999, Pages 503-508

  Nagel, H ^a   Aberle, A G ^a   Narayanan, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^b Solarex Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PASSIVATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE;

BULK PASSIVATION; CARRIER LIFETIME; GETTERING; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032673162     PISSN: 10120394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.67-68.503     Document Type: Article

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