A computational investigation of nickel (silicides) as potential contact layers for silicon photovoltaic cells

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 25, Issue 39, 2013, Pages

  Butler, Keith T ^a   Harding, John H ^b  

^a University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; CONCOMITANT MODULATION; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SURFACES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; POTENTIAL CONTACTS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER HEIGHTS; SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC;

NICKEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICIDES; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTOR METAL BOUNDARIES;

EID: 84884191368     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/39/395003     Document Type: Article

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