Dopant-free hydrogenated amorphous silicon thin-film solar cells using molybdenum oxide and lithium fluoride

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 45, 2013, Pages 23459-23468

  Yang, Ji Hwan ^b   Jung, Hyung Hwan ^a,g   Seo, Jihoon ^a   Kim, Kwang Dae ^a   Kim, Dong Ho ^a   Lim, Dong Chan ^a   Park, Sung Gyu ^a   Kang, Jae Wook ^c   Song, Myungkwan ^a   Choi, Min Seung ^a   Kwon, Jung Dae ^a   Nam, Kee Seok ^a   Jeong, Yongsoo ^a   Kwon, Se Hun ^d   Park, Yun Chang ^e   Kang, Yong Cheol ^f   Chung, Kwun Bum ^g   Kim, Chang Su ^a   Lim, Koeng Su ^b   Ryu, Seung Yoon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^e National Nano Fab Center (NNFC)   (South Korea)

^f Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^g Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURE; DEPOSITION METHODS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTRON LIFETIME; HYBRID SOLAR CELLS; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROGENATION; LITHIUM; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE DEFECTS;

MOLYBDENUM OXIDE;

EID: 84887870505     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4031656     Document Type: Article

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