Science and technology of amorphous silicon alloy photovoltaics

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2080-2085

  Guha, Subhendu ^a   Yang, Jeffrey ^a  

^a United Solar Systems Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; BAND STRUCTURE; CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRODES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON GERMANIUM ALLOY; INFRARED PHOTONS; INTRINSIC LAYER; LIGHT TRAPPING; OPTICAL GAP;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0033356998     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.792000     Document Type: Article

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