P-type versus n-type silicon wafers: Prospects for high-efficiency commercial silicon solar cells

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1893-1901

  Cotter, J E ^a   Guo, J H ^a   Cousins, Peter J ^a   Abbott, M D ^a   Chen, F W ^a   Fisher, K C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic cells; Silicon

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

CHEMICAL DEFECTS; DEFECT RECOMBINATION; SOLAR CELL TERMINAL;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 33746615663     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2006.878026     Document Type: Article

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