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Micromorph tandem solar cells: optimization of the microcrystalline silicon bottom cell in a single chamber system

Zhang et al., 2011

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12619094533205662634
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Zhang X
Zheng X
Xu S
Lin Q
Wei C
Sun J
Geng X
Zhao Y
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Chinese Physics B

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We report on the development of single chamber deposition of microcrystalline and micromorph tandem solar cells directly onto low-cost glass substrates. The cells have pin single-junction or pin/pin double-junction structures on glass substrates coated with a …
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