Microscopic description of light induced defects in amorphous silicon solar cells

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 26, 2008, Pages

  Wagner, Lucas K ^a   Grossman, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DANGLING BONDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

AMORPHOUS SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ATOMIC CONFIGURATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES; INDUCED DEFECTS; INDUCED DEGRADATIONS; MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTIONS; STRAINED SILICONS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 58149488949     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.265501     Document Type: Article

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