Multicrystalline silicon thin film solar cells based on a two-step liquid phase laser crystallization process

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1330-1333

  Andra, Gudrun ^a   Gawlik, Annett ^a   Hoger, Ingmar ^a   Plentz, Jonathan ^a   Falk, Fritz ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser crystallization; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; LIQUIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON;

ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; EXCIMER LASER CRYSTALLIZATION; HIGH POWER DIODE LASER; HIGH RATE; LASER CRYSTALLIZATION; LINE-FOCUS; LIQUID PHASE; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84896467881     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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