Performance enhancement of mc-Si solar cells due to synergetic effect of plasma texturization and SiNx:H AR coating

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1329-1332

  Prasad, B ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a   Saxena, A K ^a   Reddy, S R ^a   Bhogra, R K ^a  

^a BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Multicrystalline silicon; Plasma texturization; Solar cells; Surface texturization

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION; AR COATINGS; CHEMICAL ETCHING; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON (MC-SI); NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RF-POWER; SI SOLAR CELLS; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; TEXTURIZATION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

CARRIER LIFETIME; COATINGS; DEFECT DENSITY; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMAS; POLYSILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 77953132878     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.06.026     Document Type: Article

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