Effect of TCO/μc-Si:H interface modification on hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Liang, Shin Wei ^a   Hsu, Cheng Hang ^a   Tsai, Chuang Chuang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DEPOSITION; HYDROGEN; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

% REDUCTIONS; ALUMINUM-DOPED ZINC OXIDE; FLUORINE DOPED-TIN OXIDES; HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; INTERFACE MODIFICATION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON THIN FILMS; OXIDE SURFACE; PLASMA EXPOSURE; XPS ANALYSIS; ΜC-SI;

TIN OXIDES;

EID: 84893844703     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/756084     Document Type: Article

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