Low-cost texturization of large-area crystalline silicon solar cells using hydrazine mono-hydrate for industrial use

Renewable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1906-1915

  Gangopadhyay, U ^a   Kim, K ^b   Dhungel, S K ^b   Basu, P K ^b   Yi, J ^b  

^a Photon Semiconductor and Energy Company   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrazine; IPA; Silicon; Solar cell; Texturization

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; HYDRAZINE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; IONIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

INDUSTRIAL USE; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL (IPA); TEXTURED PYRAMIDS; TEXTURIZATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTES; HYDRAZINE; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; IONIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

ALCOHOL; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTROLYTE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; TEXTURE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33746611981     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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