Recombination in compensated crystalline silicon for solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  MacDonald, Daniel ^a   Cuevas, Andrés ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DEEP LEVEL; INTERSTITIAL IRON; P-TYPE SILICON; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; SHOCKLEY-READ-HALL; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CARRIER MOBILITY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS;

CARRIER LIFETIME;

EID: 79952174798     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3555588     Document Type: Article

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