Thin film silicon solar cells for space applications: Study of proton irradiation and thermal annealing effects on the characteristics of solar cells and individual layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 425-438

  Kuendig, J ^a   Goetz, M ^a   Shah, A ^a   Gerlach, L ^b   Fernandez, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Annealing; Microcrystalline; Proton irradiation; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROTONS; THIN FILMS;

PROTON IRRADITAION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0041429493     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00486-5     Document Type: Article

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