Ribbon Si solar cells with efficiencies over 18% by hydrogenation of defects

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1227-1240

  Kim, Dong Seop ^a   Yelundur, Vijay ^a   Nakayashiki, Kenta ^a   Rounsaville, Brian ^a   Meemongkolkiat, Vichai ^a   Gabor, Andrew M ^b   Rohatgi, Ajeet ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Evergreen Solar Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

EFG; Hydrogenation; Ribbon Si; Silicon nitride; Solar cell; String Ribbon

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DISSOCIATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGENATION; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON WAFERS;

EFG; RIBBON SI; STRING RIBBON;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33644985838     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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