Substrate versus superstrate configuration for stable thin film silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-128

  Kim, Ka Hyun ^a,b,c   Kasouit, Samir ^b   Johnson, Erik V ^c   Roca I Cabarrocas, Pere ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE DES INTERFACES ET DES COUCHES MINCES   (France)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Defect formation; Hydrogen; Light induced degradation; Nanocrystalline; PECVD

Indexed keywords

DEFECT FORMATION; DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS; INTERFACE DELAMINATION; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; NANOCRYSTALLINES; POLYMORPHOUS SILICON; SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DEGRADATION; HYDROGEN; MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884906814     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.045     Document Type: Article

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