Amorphous silicon solar cells deposited with non-constant silane concentration

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 573-578

  Muthmann, S ^a   Gordijn, A ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Medium range order; Phase transition; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; FILL FACTOR; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); INITIAL EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SOAKING; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; MEDIUM RANGE ORDER; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PE CVD); SILANE CONCENTRATIONS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 78650705347     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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