Improved parameterization of Auger recombination in silicon

Energy Procedia

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 88-94

  Richter, A ^a   Werner, F ^b   Cuevas, A ^c   Schmidt, J ^b   Glunz, S W ^a  

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

^b INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminum oxide; Auger recombination; Crystalline silicon; Radiative recombination; Surface passivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868523256     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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