Simulation of hetero-junction silicon solar cells with AMPS-1D

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-67

  Hernández Como, Norberto ^a   Morales Acevedo, Arturo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Hetero junction solar cells; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS LAYER; AMORPHOUS SILICON LAYERS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; HETERO-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HIT CELLS; INTERFACIAL DENSITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; POLY-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; SILICON SURFACES; SIMULATION; TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION; WORLD MARKET;

CELLS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CYTOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 70449574803     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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