Seed-assisted cast quasi-single crystalline silicon for photovoltaic application: Towards high efficiency and low cost silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-101

  Gu, Xin ^a   Yu, Xuegong ^a   Guo, Kuanxin ^a   Chen, Lin ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Yang, Deren ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cast quasi single crystalline silicon; High efficiency; Light induced degradation; Seed assisted crystal growth; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; CZOCHRALSKI SILICON; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; INDUSTRIAL SIZE; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; LOW COSTS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MULTICRYSTALLINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY; SEED CRYSTAL; STRUCTURAL DEFECT; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INDUSTRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84862792652     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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