Improvement of multicrystalline silicon solar cell performance via chemical vapor etching method-based porous silicon nanostructures

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1411-1415

  Mohamed, Ben Rabha ^a   Anouar, Hajjaji ^a   Brahim, Bessais ^a  

^a Centre de Recherches et des Technologies de l'Energie   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chemical vapor etching; Porous silicon; Reflectivity; Silicon solar cells; Spectral response

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR ETCHING; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; FILL FACTOR; FORMATION PROCESS; MINORITY CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; POROUS SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; STANDARD PROCEDURES; SURFACE REFLECTIVITY;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETCHING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYSILICON; REFLECTION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; VAPORS;

POROUS SILICON;

CRYSTALLIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REFLECTIVITY; SILICON; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859444520     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.01.031     Document Type: Article

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