Material and solar cell research in microcrystalline silicon

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 78, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 469-491

  Shah, A V ^a   Meier, J ^a   Vallat Sauvain, E ^a   Wyrsch, N ^a   Kroll, U ^a   Droz, C ^a   Graf, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electronic transport; Material properties; Microcrystalline silicon; Plasma deposition; Single junction solar cells; Tandem solar cells

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; GLOW DISCHARGES; HYDROGENATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; THIN FILMS;

MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0038107119     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00448-8     Document Type: Article

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