Influence of a-Si:H/ITO interface properties on performance of heterojunction solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 770-776

  Lachaume, Raphaël ^a   Favre, Wilfried ^b   Scheiblin, Pascal ^a   Garros, Xavier ^a   Nguyen, Nathalie ^b   Coignus, Jean ^b   Munoz, Delfina ^b   Reimbold, Gilles ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Contact; Heterojunction solar cells; Hydrogenated amorphous silicon; Indium tin oxide; Optimization; Simulation; Transparent conductive oxide; Work function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897637561     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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