Effects of oxygen contamination on diffusion length in p+ -n GaInNAs solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3635-3642

  Balcioglu, A ^a   Ahrenkiel, R K ^a   Friedman, D J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; DEEP LEVEL TRANSIENT SPECTROSCOPY; DIFFUSION; IMPURITIES; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; OXYGEN; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON;

HOLE DIFFUSION LENGTH;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0037444946     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1542937     Document Type: Article

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