Infrared analysis of the bulk silicon-hydrogen bonds as an optimization tool for high-rate deposition of microcrystalline silicon solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Smets, A H M ^a   Matsui, T ^a   Kondo, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN BONDS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; SOLAR CELLS;

CRYSTALLINE SURFACES; MICROCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL; POSTDEPOSITION OXIDATION;

MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON;

EID: 38549162607     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2837536     Document Type: Article

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