The fundamental properties of SiNx:H that determine its passivating qualities

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1043-1046

  Weeber, A W ^a   Rieffe, H C ^a   Romijn, I G ^a   Sinke, W C ^a   Soppe, W J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN; METALLIZING; PASSIVATION; SOLAR CELLS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BOND DENSITIES; DIFFUSIVITY; PASSIVATION PROPERTIES;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 27944441793     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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