All-in-situ fabrication and characterization of silicon nanowires on TCO/glass substrates for photovoltaic application

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1855-1859

  Yu, Linwei ^a   O'Donnell, Benedict ^a   Alet, Pierre Jean ^a,b   Roca I Cabarrocas, Pere ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES INTERFACES ET DES COUCHES MINCES   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Light trapping and absorption; PECVD; Silicon nanowire; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; ABSORPTION EFFECTS; COMPOSITIONAL PROPERTIES; CRYSTALLINE CORE; ELLIPSOMETERS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU FABRICATION; IN-SITU PROCESS; LIGHT TRAPPING AND ABSORPTION; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LOW COSTS; NEW OPPORTUNITIES; PECVD; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PLASMA CONDITIONS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEMS; REAL TIME MONITORING; SI SOLAR CELLS; SILICON NANOWIRE; SILICON NANOWIRES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELL; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSTS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOWIRES; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TIN; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77957154304     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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