Microcrystalline silicon carbide window layers in thin film silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 98, Issue , 2012, Pages 370-378

  Chen, T ^a,b   Huang, Y ^a,c   Dasgupta, A ^a,d   Luysberg, M ^a   Houben, L ^a   Yang, D ^b   Carius, R ^a   Finger, F ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RandD DepartmentBaoding TianweiSolarfilmsCo Ltd   (China)

^d INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

c Si:H solar cell; Microcrystalline silicon carbide; Thin film; Window layer

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; DEVICE DESIGN; HIGH POTENTIAL; HOT WIRE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; LOW SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; MONOMETHYLSILANE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SINGLE JUNCTION; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE; WIDE OPTICAL GAP; WINDOW LAYER;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; FILM PREPARATION; HYDROGEN; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILICON ALLOYS; SILICON CARBIDE; THIN FILMS;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84855323683     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.11.039     Document Type: Article

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