Investigation of low-cost surface processing techniques for large-size multicrystalline silicon solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ho, Jyh Jier ^a   Cheng, Yuang Tung ^a   Lee, William J ^b   Tsai, Song Yeu ^b   Lu, Yung An ^a   Liou, Jia Jhe ^a   Chang, Shun Hsyung ^c   Wang, Kang L ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; POLYSILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITED; COST SURFACES; DOUBLE LAYERS; LOW-COSTS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; MULTICRYSTALLINE; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON WAFERS; SILICON NITRIDE DEPOSITION; SIMPLE++; SURFACE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77953526223     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1110662X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/268035     Document Type: Article

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