Effect of iron in silicon feedstock on p - And n -type multicrystalline silicon solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Coletti, G ^a   Kvande, R ^b   Mihailetchi, V D ^a   Geerligs, L J ^a   Arnberg, L ^b   Vrelid, E J ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LIFETIME; CONTAMINATION; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; DIFFUSION; FEEDSTOCKS; HYDROGENATION; METAL CASTINGS; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYSILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

DEFECT CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFUSION LENGTHS; GETTERING; INTERSTITIAL IRONS; IRON CONTAMINATIONS; IRON DOPED; LIFE-TIMES; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICONS; PHOSPHORUS DIFFUSIONS; SILICON FEEDSTOCKS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCES; SOLAR CELL PROCESSES; TOTAL IRONS;

INGOTS;

EID: 57049089404     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3021355     Document Type: Article

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