Thin-film monocrystalline-silicon solar cells made by a seed layer approach on glass-ceramic substrates

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 381-385

  Gordon, I ^a   Vallon, S ^b   Mayolet, A ^b   Beaucarne, G ^a   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b Science and Technology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Anodic bonding; Crystalline silicon; Epitaxy; Implant induced separation; Seed layer; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANODIC BONDING; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; INDUCED SEPARATION; SEED LAYER; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EPITAXIAL FILMS; GLASS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 72149117669     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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