Remarkable progress in thin-film silicon solar cells using high-efficiency triple-junction technology

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-35

  Kim, Soohyun ^a   Chung, Jin Won ^a   Lee, Hyun ^a   Park, Jinhee ^a   Heo, Younho ^a   Lee, Heon Min ^a  

^a LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Microcrystalline silicon; Microcrystalline silicon oxide; Stabilized efficiency; Thin film silicon solar cell; Triple junction

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY; STABILIZED EFFICIENCY; THIN-FILM SI SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; TRIPLE JUNCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; EFFICIENCY; HYDROGENATION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON ALLOYS; SILICON OXIDES; SOLAR RADIATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884902872     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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