Realization of high performance silicon nanowire based solar cells with large size

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2013, Pages

  Lin, X X ^a,b   Hua, X ^a   Huang, Z G ^a   Shen, W Z ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI DIANJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUGER RECOMBINATION; CARRIER RECOMBINATION; DIELECTRIC PASSIVATION; INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; PASSIVATION EFFECT; SHOCKLEY-READ-HALL RECOMBINATIONS; SILICON NANOWIRES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; PASSIVATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878051080     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/23/235402     Document Type: Article

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