A comparative study of silicon surface passivation using ethanolic iodine and bromine solutions

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-47

  Batra, Neha ^a   Vandana, ^a   Kumar, Sanjai ^b   Sharma, Mukul ^a   Srivastava, S K ^a   Sharma, Pooja ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b Central Electronics Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Bulk lifetime; Minority carrier lifetime; Silicon surface passivation

Indexed keywords

BULK LIFETIME; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ETHANOLIC SOLUTION; INJECTION LEVELS; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; NATIVE OXIDES; P-TYPE; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; PRE-CONDITIONING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SILICON SURFACE PASSIVATION; SILICON SURFACES; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE SILICON; SURFACE PASSIVATION;

BROMINE; IODINE; OPTIMIZATION; PASSIVATION; SILICON WAFERS;

SOLUTION MINING;

EID: 84857792446     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.04.028     Document Type: Article

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