Impact of hydrogen concentration on the regeneration of light induced degradation

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 47-51

  Krugel, Georg ^a   Wolke, Winfried ^a   Geilker, Juliane ^a   Rein, Stefan ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; Passivation; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; PASSIVATION; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ANTI-REFLECTION LAYERS; CZOCHRALSKI SILICON; EFFECT OF HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; REGENERATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052082213     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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