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Low temperature polycrystalline silicon: a review on deposition, physical properties and solar cell applications
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In this article, a comprehensive compilation of recent developments in low temperature deposited poly Si films, also known as microcrystalline silicon, is given, where the effect of ions and the frequency of the plasma ignition are discussed in relation to high deposition rate and the desired crystallinity and structure.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2003-04-01. It has received 202 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thin film & Solar cell.read more
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Thin-film solar cells: an overview
TL;DR: Thin film solar cells are a promising approach for terrestrial and space photovoltaics and offer a wide variety of choices in terms of the device design and fabrication, but it would surely be determined by the simplicity of manufacturability and the cost per reliable watt.
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TCO and light trapping in silicon thin film solar cells
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) front contact and the role of the back reflector on the performance of thin-film silicon solar cells is investigated.
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Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the development of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) is presented in this paper, including the fundamental principles, key materials in QDSCs, recombination control, and stability issues.
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Nanochemistry and nanomaterials for photovoltaics.
TL;DR: This review surveys recent advances employed to introduce new concepts for improving the solar energy conversion efficiency, and reduce the device fabrication cost in photovoltaic technologies.
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Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource.
TL;DR: This is one of the most comprehensive reviews conducted to date, focusing on the entire energy harvesting research scene and providing a guide to seeking deeper and more specific research references and resources from every corner of the scientific community.
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A 2dvEv- bit distributed algorithm for the directed Euler trail problem
Wen-Huei Chen,Chuan Yi Tang +1 more
TL;DR: The algorithm can be used as a building block for solving other distributed graph problems, and can be slightly modified to run on a strongly-connected diagraph for generating the existent Euler trail or to report that no Euler trails exist.
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Complete microcrystalline p-i-n solar cell—Crystalline or amorphous cell behavior?
TL;DR: Voltage‐dependent spectral response measurements suggest that the carrier transport in complete μc‐Si:H p‐i‐n cells may possibly be cosupported by diffusion (in addition to drift), and first light‐soaking experiments indicate no degradation for the entirely μc •Si •H cells.
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Intrinsic microcrystalline silicon: A new material for photovoltaics
O. Vetterl,Friedhelm Finger,R. Carius,P. Hapke,Lothar Houben,Oliver Kluth,Andreas Lambertz,A. Mück,Bernd Rech,Heribert Wagner +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) has been investigated as material for absorber layers in solar cells.
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Formation kinetics and control of microcrystallite in μc-Si:H from glow discharge plasma
TL;DR: In this article, the formation kinetics of μc-Si:H has been investigated through the film depositions and plasma diagnoses in widely-scanned glow discharge plasma conditions; RF power density, SiH 4 /H 2 ratio and substrate temperature.
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Effect of grain boundaries on the Raman spectra, optical absorption, and elastic light scattering in nanometer-sized crystalline silicon
TL;DR: It is suggested that the enhancement of the scattering cross section, which scales with the observed optical-absorption coefficient and diffuse elastic light scattering, is due to enhanced coupling of the electromagnetic field of the incident light to the charge-density fluctuations at the grain boundaries of the quasi-isolated crystallites.