Light absorption and conversion in solar cell based on Si:O alloy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Scapellato, G G ^a   Rubino, M ^a   Crupi, I ^a   Di Marco, S ^b   Simone, F ^a   Mirabella, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; ELECTRICAL ANALYSIS; OUT-DIFFUSION; P-I-N STRUCTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; THERMAL-ANNEALING; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

CERIUM ALLOYS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 84882243451     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817247     Document Type: Article

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