A novel method to produce black silicon for solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1574-1578

  Xia, Yang ^a   Liu, Bangwu ^a   Liu, Jie ^a   Shen, Zenan ^a   Li, Chaobo ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (China)

Author keywords

Black silicon; Conversion efficiency; Microstructure; Reflectance; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BLACK SILICON; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FILL FACTOR; NEEDLE-LIKE STRUCTURE; NOVEL METHODS; PLASMA IMMERSION ION IMPLANTATION; REFLECTANCE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FIELD EMISSION; ION IMPLANTATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; REFLECTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EMISSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASMA; REFLECTANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 79956150228     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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