Fabrication and characterization of highly efficient thin-film polycrystalline-silicon solar cells based on aluminium-induced crystallization

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 516, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 6984-6988

  Gordon, I ^a   Carnel, L ^a   Van Gestel, D ^a   Beaucarne, G ^a   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aluminium induced crystallization; Defect characterization; Light trapping; Plasma texturing; Polycrystalline silicon; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; CELLS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT METALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS; NONMETALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THIN FILM DEVICES;

(100) SILICON; ALUMINA SUBSTRATES; ALUMINIUM-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; BULK SILICON; CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL STRUCTURING; ELSEVIER (CO); HIGH-DENSITY; HIGHLY EFFICIENT; POLY CRYSTALLINE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI);

SILICON;

EID: 45849142618     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.114     Document Type: Article

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