Thin-film free-standing monocrystalline Si solar cells with heterojunction emitter

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Solanki, C S ^a,c   Carnel, L ^a   Van Nieuwenhuysen, K ^a   Ulyashin, A ^b   Posthuma, N ^a   Beaucarne, G ^a   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Free standing; Heterojunction; Monocrystalline films; Porous silicon; Si; Solar cells; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; POROUS SILICON; THIN FILMS;

EPITAXIAL LAYER; FREE-STANDING; HETEROJUNCTION EMITTERS; MONOCRYSTALLINE FILMS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 17444429984     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.579     Document Type: Article

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