The role of oxide interlayers in back reflector configurations for amorphous silicon solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Demontis, V ^a   Sanna, C ^a   Melskens, J ^b   Santbergen, R ^b   Smets, A H M ^b   Damiano, A ^a   Zeman, M ^b  

^a Laboratorio Fotovoltaico   (Italy)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H SOLAR CELLS; BACK REFLECTORS; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; FILL FACTOR; HYDROGENATED SILICON; INVERSE MODELING; PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; THIN OXIDE INTERLAYERS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ZNO:AL;

ALUMINUM; COMPOSITE FILMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLID STATE DEVICE STRUCTURES; ZINC OXIDE;

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EID: 84874318082     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4790875     Document Type: Article

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