Optical characterization of polysilicon thin films for solar applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 667-674

  Mullerova J ^a   Jurecka S ^a   Sutta P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILINA   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dilution; Polycrystalline; Si:H

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; HYDROGENATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSILICON; SILANES; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

DILUTION; HYDROGENATED POLYSILICON; SI:H;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

DEPOSITION; HYDROGENATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYSILICON; SILANES; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CRYSTALLINITY; HYDROGEN; SILICON; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 33646887768     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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