On the mechanism of light-induced open-circuit voltage increase in mixed-phase hydrogenated silicon solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn B, Issue , 2003, Pages 1627-1630

  Yan, Baojie ^a   Yang, Jeffrey ^a   Yue, Guozhen ^a   Lord, Kenneth ^a   Guha, Subhendu ^a  

^a United Solar Systems Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT INJECTION; LIGHT SOAKINGS; MICROCRYSTALLINE VOLUME FRACTION; SILICON PATHS;

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROGENATION; MICROMETERS; PHOTOCURRENTS; RAMAN SCATTERING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6344239193     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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