Light induced degradation in nanocrystalline Si films and related solar cells: Role of crystalline fraction

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 674-679

  Mukhopadhyay, Sumita ^a   Goswami, Romyani ^a   Ray, Swati ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Light induced degradation of photoconductivity; Nanocrystalline silicon; Protocrystalline silicon; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; CRYSTALLINE FRACTIONS; CRYSTALLINE VOLUME FRACTIONS; GRAIN SIZES; INITIAL EFFICIENCIES; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION OF PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; LIGHT-SOAKING; NANO-CRYSTALLINE SI; NANOCRYSTALLINE SI FILMS; NANOCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; PROTOCRYSTALLINE; PROTOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; SILICON THIN FILMS; SINGLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; STABILIZED EFFICIENCIES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CYTOLOGY; DEGRADATION; NONMETALS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TITRATION;

NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON;

EID: 67349242724     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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