The effect of porosity on the properties of silicon solar cell

Microelectronics International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-120

  Ramizy, Asmiet ^a   Aziz, Wisam J ^a   Hassan, Z ^a   Omar, Khalid ^a   Ibrahim, K ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coatings; Porosity; Silicon; Solar power

Indexed keywords

ANODIZATIONS; CURRENT-VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DURATION TIME; ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS; ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIGHT-TRAPPING; OPTICAL REFLECTANCE; OPTICAL REFLECTOMETERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; PORE DIAMETERS; POROSITY LAYERS; POROUS SI; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR POWER; SPUTTERING DEPOSITION; TECHNIQUES USED; THERMAL OXIDATION; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; WAVELENGTH SPECTRA; ZNO/TIO;

COATINGS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING; ETHANOL; LIGHT REFLECTION; POROSITY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REFLECTOMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

POROUS SILICON;

EID: 77952619580     PISSN: 13565362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13565361011034812     Document Type: Article

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