Highly and quickly stabilized p-i-n/p-i-n-type protocrystalline silicon multilayer tandem solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1067-1070

  Kwak, Joonghwan ^a   Kwon, Seong Won ^a   Park, Sang Il ^a   Lim, Koeng Su ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fast stabilization; Low degradation; Protocrystalline silicon multilayer; Tandem solar cell

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; MULTILAYERS; STABILIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LOW DEGRADATION; METASTABILITY; MULTILAYER TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; PROTOCRYSTALLINE SILICON MULTILAYERS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 45049084464     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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