Effect of hydrogen plasma treatment on grain boundaries in polycrystalline silicon solar cell evaluated by laser-beam-induced current

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-5

  Nishioka, Kensuke ^a   Yagi, Toshiki ^b   Uraoka, Yukiharu ^b   Fuyuki, Takashi ^b  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grain boundary; Hydrogen plasma treatment; LBIC; Polycrystalline silicon; Recombination velocity

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HYDROGEN; POLYSILICON; SOLAR CELLS; VELOCITY;

HYDROGEN PLASMA TREATMENT; LBIC; RECOMBINATION VELOCITY;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33750040539     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.06.060     Document Type: Article

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