Suppress Carrier Recombination by Introducing Defects: The Case of Si Solar Cell

Liu, Yuanyue; Stradins, Paul; Deng, Huixiong; Luo, Junwei; Wei, Su-Huai

doi:10.1063/1.4939628

Title: Suppress Carrier Recombination by Introducing Defects: The Case of Si Solar Cell

Journal Article · Mon Jan 11 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939628· OSTI ID:1236034

Liu, Yuanyue; Stradins, Paul; Deng, Huixiong; Luo, Junwei; Wei, Su-Huai

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1236034

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5J00-65690

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 2; Related Information: Applied Physics Letters; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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