Theoretical study of the kinetics of grain nucleation in the aluminium-induced layer-exchange process

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 352, Issue 9-20 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 980-983

  Sarikov, A ^a   Schneider, J ^a   Muske, M ^a   Gall, S ^a   Fuhs, W ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Modeling and simulation; Nucleation; Silicon; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ALUMINIUM-INDUCED LAYER-EXCHANGE (ALILE) PROCESS; MODELING AND SIMULATION; SILICON CONCENTRATION;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 33744535361     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2005.12.048     Document Type: Article

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