A novel Al and Y codoped ZnO/n-Si heterojunction solar cells fabricated by pulsed laser deposition

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3146-3152

  Hsu, Feng Hao ^a   Wang, Na Fu ^b   Tsai, Yu Zen ^b   Houng, Mau Phon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heterojunction; Pulsed laser deposition; Solar cells; Thin film; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

CO-DOPED ZNO; DEVICE STRUCTURES; EMITTER LAYERS; FILL FACTOR; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES; VISIBLE REGION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FILM; GLASS; LASER METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TRANSMITTANCE; ZINC;

EID: 84866159829     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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