Comparison of dielectric surface passivation of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 243-246

  Brody, Jed ^a   Rohatgi, Ajeet ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; REDUCTION; SCREEN PRINTING; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; VELOCITY;

DIELECTRIC SURFACE PASSIVATION; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036953320     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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