Light-Induced Degradation in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Solid State Phenomena

Volumn 95-96, Issue , 2004, Pages 187-196

  Schmidt, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carrier Lifetime; Czochralski Silicon; Degradation; Metastability; Multicrystalline Silicon; Silicon Solar Cell

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HEAT TREATMENT; PHOTODEGRADATION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS;

CARRIER LIFETIME; METASTABILITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 1642520008     PISSN: 10120394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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