Influence of iron contamination on the performances of single-crystalline silicon solar cells: Computed and experimental results

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Dubois, S ^a,b   Palals, O ^b   Pasquinelli, M ^b   Martinuzzi, S ^b   Jaussaud, C ^a   Rondel, N ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; HYDROGENATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE BEAM INJECTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

BULK LIFETIME; CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; GETTERING; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE SILICON;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33746808095     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2218593     Document Type: Article

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