Femtosecond laser-induced simultaneous surface texturing and crystallization of a-Si:H thin film: Morphology study

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 9-12, 2013, Pages 1691-1703

  Wang, Hongliang ^a   Kongsuwan, Panjawat ^a   Satoh, Gen ^a   Yao, Y Lawrence ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

a Si:H; Femtosecond laser; Surface texturing; Thin film

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINITY; EFFICIENCY; FEMTOSECOND LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

A-SI:H; FEMTOSECOND LASER PROCESSING; FORMATION MECHANISM; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SURFACE-TEXTURING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84880573875     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-012-4291-0     Document Type: Article

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