Protection of Si-Sio2 interfaces from damp heat by overlying SiNx and Si3N4 coatings

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3205-3209

  Dai, Xi ^a   McIntosh, Keith R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; DAMP HEAT; DIFFUSION OF WATER; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EMITTER SATURATION CURRENT DENSITY; HEAT CONDITIONS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; OXIDE THICKNESS; PRESENCE OF WATER; PV MODULES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELIABILITY TEST; SILICON CELLS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COATINGS; DEGRADATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;

EID: 78650093225     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616776     Document Type: Conference Paper

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