Investigation of barrier layers on ceramics for silicon thin film solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 90-93

  Slaoui, A ^a   Rusu, M ^a   Fosca, A ^a   Torrecillas, R ^b   Alvarez, E ^b   Gutjar, A ^c  

^a Phase CNRS   (France)

^b CIM ^*  (Spain)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

BARRIER LAYERS; DIFFUSION OF CONTAMINANTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION; SILICON THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036956995     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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