A-Si:H/c-Si heterojunctions: A future mainstream technology for high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells?

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1705-1709

  Ballif, Christophe ^a   Barraud, Loris ^a   Descoeudres, Antoine ^a   Holman, Zachary C ^a   Morel, Sophie ^a   De Wolf, Stefaan ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

amorphous silicon; crystalline silicon; silicon heterojunction solar cells

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; COST FACTORS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; HIGH INJECTION; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH QUALITY COATINGS; HIGH-QUALITY INTERFACE; INTERFACE DEFECTS; LOW COSTS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; PROCESS FLOWS; PROCESS STEPS; RESEARCH LABS; SCREEN-PRINTED SOLAR CELLS; SILICON HETEROJUNCTIONS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

COATINGS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 84869406769     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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