Modulated photoluminescence as an effective lifetime measurement method: Application to a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells

Materials Science and Engineering: B

Volumn 159-160, Issue C, 2009, Pages 186-189

  Chouffot, R ^a   Brezard Oudot, A ^a   Kleider, J P ^a   Bruggemann R ^b   Labrune, M ^c   Roca i Cabarrocas, P ^c   Ribeyron, P J ^d  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES INTERFACES ET DES COUCHES MINCES   (France)

^d CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Effective lifetime; Heterojunction; Interface; Modulated photoluminescence; Photoconductance

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PASSIVATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

A-SI:H; CRYSTALLINE SILICON HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; EFFECTIVE LIFETIME; EFFECTIVE-LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); MEASUREMENT METHODS; MODULATED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; SI:H THIN FILM; THIN FILM SILICON;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 67349159380     PISSN: 09215107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2008.10.038     Document Type: Article

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