Thin-film silicon solar cell technology

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 113-142

  Shah, A V ^a   Schade, H ^b   Vanecek, M ^c   Meier, J ^a   Vallat Sauvain, E ^a,d   Wyrsch, N ^a,d   Kroll, U ^a   Droz, C ^a   Bailat, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^d Unaxis SPTec   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); Hydrogenerated amorphous silicon (a Si:H); Hydrogenerated microcrystalline silicon ( c Si:H); Thin film silicon modules; Transparent conductive oxydes (TCOs)

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC LOSSES; HYDROGENATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON; HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; THIN FILM SILICON SOLAR CELL; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

DEPOSITION; FILM; MANUFACTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 1842679076     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.533     Document Type: Article

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