Study on permanent deactivation of the light-induced degradation in p-type compensated crystalline silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-33

  Xiao, Chengquan ^a   Yu, Xuegong ^a   Yang, Deren ^a   Que, Duanlin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell efficiency; Crystalline silicon solar cell; Dopant compensation; Light induced degradation; Minority carrier diffusion length

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DOPANT COMPENSATIONS; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; MINORITY CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH;

BORON; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXYGEN; SILICON;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878819262     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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