Silver catalyzed nano-texturing of silicon surfaces for solar cell applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-38

  Srivastava, Sanjay K ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Vandana, ^a   Sharma, Mukul ^a   Kumar, Ravi ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating; LBIC; Nano texturing; Silicon solar cells; Wet etching

Indexed keywords

CONTROL-CELL; FILL FACTOR; LBIC; LIGHT BEAM INDUCED CURRENTS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOTEXTURING; P-TYPE; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SILICON SURFACES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TEXTURIZATION;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CATALYSIS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUCED CURRENTS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; REFLECTION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; WET ETCHING;

SILICON;

EID: 84857786398     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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