Silicon solar cells: Physical metallurgy principles

JOM

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 38-42

  Mauk, Michael G ^a  

^a GE ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; MICROELECTRONICS; PERFORMANCE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

PHYSICAL METALLURGY; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; THERMOMECHANICAL EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0038818007     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-003-0244-2     Document Type: Article

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