Flexible solar cells and stable high-efficiency four-terminal solar cells using thin-film silicon technology

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-418

  Madan, Arun ^a,b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b MVSystems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Nano crystalline silicon; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAYS; CLUSTER TOOL SYSTEMS; GATE VALVES; MULTICHAMBERS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; THIN FILMS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34147167268     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910701232832     Document Type: Conference Paper

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