Texturization of Si(1 0 0) substrates using tensioactive compounds

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 9067-9072

  Zubel, Irena ^a   Granek, Filip ^b   Rola, Krzysztof ^a   Banaszczyk, Katarzyna ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diols; Silicon; Solar cells; Texturization

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETCHING; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

ANTI-REFLECTION LAYERS; DIOLS; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; SOLUTION COMPOSITION; SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS; TEXTURED SUBSTRATES; TEXTURIZATION;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 84863526986     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.05.164     Document Type: Article

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