Three novel ways of making thin-film crystalline-silicon layers on glass for solar cell applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Gordon, I ^a   Dross, F ^a   Depauw, V ^a   Masolin, A ^a   Qiu, Y ^a   Vaes, J ^a   Van Gestel, D ^a   Poortmans, J ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crystalline silicon; Porous silicon; Seed layer; Solar cell; Thin film; Wafering

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL STRUCTURE; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; EPITAXIAL THICKENING; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH QUALITY; LIFT-OFF PROCESS; MACROPORE ARRAYS; MATERIAL LOSS; MONOCRYSTALLINE FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITIES; SEED LAYER; SILICON LAYER; SIMPLE CELL; SOLAR MODULE; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL CVD; THICK LAYERS; ULTRA-THIN; WAFERING;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GLASS; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS SILICON; POWER QUALITY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79953824135     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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