Polycrystalline silicon heterojunction thin-film solar cells on glass exhibiting 582 mV open-circuit voltage

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-10

  Haschke, J ^a   Jogschies, L ^a   Amkreutz, D ^a   Korte, L ^a   Rech, B ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Liquid phase; Loss analysis; Single sided contacted system

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; EFFICIENCY; GLASS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYSILICON; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TIMING CIRCUITS;

LIQUID PHASE; LOSS ANALYSIS; POLY-SI THIN FILM; POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON (POLY-SI); RECOMBINATION LOSS; SILICON HETEROJUNCTIONS; SILICON-BASED THIN FILMS; SINGLE SIDED CONTACTED SYSTEM;

THIN FILM CIRCUITS;

EID: 84876208781     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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