Stress and temperature coupling effects on dislocation density reduction in multicrystalline silicon

In multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si), the presence of dislocation-rich areas limits solar cell conversion efficiencies. Previous studies have demonstrated that dislocation densities higher than 106 cm-2 can dramatically decrease the minority carrier lifetime. High dislocation densities, and their dec...

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Main Authors: Castellanos, Sergio, Bertoni, Mariana I., Vogl, Michelle, Fecych, Alexandria, Buonassisi, Tonio
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78276
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