Characterisation and optimisation of amorphous silicon/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells

Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1072-1078

  Bruggemann R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electroluminescence; Interfaces; Photoluminescence; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE EFFICIENCIES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; INTERFACE PROPERTY; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SILICON HETEROJUNCTIONS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 76149110462     PISSN: 14544164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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