Performance potential of low-defect density silicon thin-film solar cells obtained by electron beam evaporation and laser crystallisation

A few microns thick silicon films on glass coated with a dielectric intermediate layer can be crystallised by a single pass of a line-focused diode laser beam. Under favorable process conditions relatively large linear grains with low defect density are formed. Most grain boundaries are defect-free...

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Main Authors: Kim K. H., Egan R., Schubert U., Huang J., Kunz O., Ong D., Eggleston B., Evans R., Varlamov S., Dore J., Green M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:EPJ Photovoltaics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2012012