Influence of the crystalline fraction on the stability of nanocrystalline silicon solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn B, Issue , 2003, Pages 1768-1771

  Fonrodona, M ^a   Soler, D ^a   Asensi, J M ^a   Bertomeu, J ^a   Andreu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT-WIRE CVD; HYDROGEN DILUTION; LIGHT INDUCED DEFECTS; VARIABLE ILLUMINATION MEASUREMENT METHODS (VIM);

DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; LIGHTING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; RAMAN SCATTERING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6444234954     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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