Theoretical Investigation of Carrier-selective Contacts Featuring Tunnel Oxides by Means of Numerical Device Simulation

Energy Procedia

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-201

  Steinkemper, Heiko ^a   Feldmann, Frank ^a   Bivour, Martin ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

carrier selective contacts; Device simulation; numerical simulation; tunnel oxide; tunneling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; NUMERICAL DEVICE SIMULATION; SELECTIVE CONTACTS; SI SOLAR CELLS; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; TUNNEL OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84948442126     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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