Plasma implantation for emitter and localized back surface field (BSF) formation in silicon solar cells

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-372

  Sopian, Kamaruzzaman ^a   Asim, Nilofar ^a   Amin, Nowshad ^a   Zaidi, Saleem H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Gratings Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Low cost process; Plasma implantation; Silicon solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749098998     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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