Thin film solar cells based on microcrystalline silicon-germanium narrow-gap absorbers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 1100-1102

  Matsui, T ^a   Chang, C W ^a   Takada, T ^a,b   Isomura, M ^b   Fujiwara, H ^a   Kondo, M ^a  

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

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alloys; Germanium; Plasma deposition; Silicon; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COLLECTIONS; CARRIER RECOMBINATIONS; GE CONTENTS; HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICONS; I LAYERS; INDUCED FIELDS; INFRARED SENSITIVITIES; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL ABSORPTIONS; P-I-N JUNCTIONS; PHOTO CARRIERS; PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; GERMANIUM; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASMAS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS;

GERMANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 67349154166     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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