Silicon films on ceramic substrates (SOCS): Growth and solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn B, Issue , 2003, Pages 1186-1189

  Slaoui, A ^a   Focsa, A ^a   Bau, S ^b   Reber, S ^b   Kieliba, T ^b   Gutjahr, A ^c   Bilyalov, R ^d   Poortmans, J ^d  

^a Phase CNRS   (France)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; SILICON FILMS ON CERAMIC SUBSTRATES (SOCS); SISIC; ZONE-MELTING RECRYSTALLIZATION (ZMR);

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MELTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON CARBIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6344254773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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