Laser surface treatment of multicrystalline silicon for enhancing optical properties

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Dobrzanski L A ^a   Drygala A ^a   Golombek K ^a   Panek, P ^b   Bielanska E ^b   Zieba, P ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Laser processing; Multicrystalline silicon; Photovoltaics; Surface treatment

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LASER APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTURING;

LASER PROCESSING; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAICS;

POLYSILICON;

EID: 41549164750     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.11.278     Document Type: Article

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