Temperature dependence of Si-based thin-film solar cells fabricated on amorphous to microcrystalline silicon transition phase

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 7212-7216

  Sriprapha, Kobsak ^a   Yunaz, Ihsanul Afdi ^a   Myong, Seung Yeop ^a   Yamada, Akira ^a   Konagai, Makoto ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Protocrystalline silicon; Si thin film solar cell; Solar cells; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOCURRENTS; THIN FILMS;

HYDROGEN DILUTION RATIO; PROTOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (TC); TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 35948932249     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.7212     Document Type: Article

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