Carrier collection in fine-grained P-N junction polysilicon solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 128-133

  Beaucarne, G ^a   Bourdais, S ^b   Slaoui, A ^b   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYSILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS;

AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; CARRIER COLLECTION; ENHANCED DIFFUSION; OXIDIZED SI WAFERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYSILICON SOLAR CELLS; RECOMBINATION VELOCITY; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 41749105075     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.915771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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