Effect of <200 keV proton radiation on electric properties of silicon solar cells at 77 K

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Hu, Zhenyu ^a   He, Shiyu ^a   Yang, Dezhuang ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric properties; Proton irradiation; Radiation induced defects; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ORBITS; PROTON IRRADIATION; RADIATION DAMAGE; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SPACECRAFT;

RADIATION RESISTANCE; RADIATION-INDUCED DEFECTS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 1342329643     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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