Hole mobilities and the physics of amorphous silicon solar cells

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 352, Issue 9-20 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1087-1092

  Schiff, E A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Silicon; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; BONDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MOBILITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DRIFT-MOBILITY; PHOTOCARRIER TRANSPORT PARAMETER; PIN SOLAR CELLS; POWER OUTPUT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33745434688     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2005.11.074     Document Type: Article

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