The effect of superlattice buffer of microcrystalline silicon solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn C, Issue , 2003, Pages 2726-2729

  Ito, Manabu ^a   Kondo, Michio ^a   Matsuda, Akihisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP MATERIALS; CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; EXCITATION FREQUENCY; FILL FACTOR (FF);

ANNEALING; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITION; MULTILAYERS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; REDUCTION; SUPERLATTICES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6444224531     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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