Recombination currents in microcrystalline silicon solar cells studied by electrically detected magnetic resonance

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1166-1169

  Lips, K ^a   Fuhs, W ^a   Finger, F ^b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; DIODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DARK CURRENT; ELECTRICALLY DETECTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; RECOMBINATION CURRENT;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036949008     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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