Percolation and tunneling in composite materials

I Balberg, D Azulay, D Toker, O Millo - International Journal of …, 2004 - World Scientific
Classical percolation theory is concerned with the onset of geometrical connectivity and the
accompanied onset of electrical connectivity in disordered systems. It was found, however …

Effect of grain boundaries on the Raman spectra, optical absorption, and elastic light scattering in nanometer-sized crystalline silicon

S Veprek, FA Sarott, Z Iqbal - Physical Review B, 1987 - APS
The intensity of the Raman-active Γ 25'mode of nanometer-sized crystalline silicon, nc-Si,
normalized to that of calcium fluoride, CaF 2, at 322 cm− 1 was measured for samples …

Microcrystalline silicon and micromorph tandem solar cells

H Keppner, J Meier, P Torres, D Fischer, A Shah - Applied physics A, 1999 - Springer
“Micromorph” tandem solar cells consisting of a microcrystalline silicon bottom cell and an
amorphous silicon top cell are considered as one of the most promising new thin-film silicon …

Influence of doping on the structural and optoelectronic properties of amorphous and microcrystalline silicon carbide

F Demichelis, CF Pirri, E Tresso - Journal of Applied Physics, 1992 - pubs.aip.org
Amorphous and microcrystalline silicon carbide, undoped and doped, has attracted a great
attention for its optical and electrical properties. The introduction of dopant atoms in the …

Evolution of the microstructure in microcrystalline silicon prepared by very high frequency glow-discharge using hydrogen dilution

E Vallat-Sauvain, U Kroll, J Meier, A Shah… - Journal of Applied …, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
A series of samples was deposited by very high frequency glow discharge in a plasma of
silane diluted in hydrogen in concentrations SiH 4/(SiH 4+ H 2) varying from 100% to 1.25 …

Spin-dependent processes in amorphous and microcrystalline silicon: a survey

M Stutzmann, MS Brandt, MW Bayerl - Journal of non-crystalline solids, 2000 - Elsevier
Basic concepts of spin-dependent recombination and transport as well as applications in
disordered Si-based semiconductors are reviewed. The magnitude of spin-dependent …

A new view of microcrystalline silicon: the role of plasma processing in achieving a dense and stable absorber material for photovoltaic applications

G Bugnon, G Parascandolo… - Advanced Functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
To further lower production costs and increase conversion efficiency of thin‐film silicon solar
modules, challenges are the deposition of high‐quality microcrystalline silicon (μc‐Si: H) at …

[图书][B] Nanostructured thin films and coatings: mechanical properties

S Zhang - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
Authored by leading experts from around the world, the three-volume Handbook of
Nanostructured Thin Films and Coatings gives scientific researchers and product engineers …

Stability of microcrystalline silicon for thin film solar cell applications

F Finger, R Carius, T Dylla, S Klein, S Okur… - IEE Proceedings-Circuits …, 2003 - IET
The development of microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si: H) for solar cells has made good
progress with efficiencies better than those of amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) devices. Of …

Defects and recombination in microcrystalline silicon

K Lips, P Kanschat, W Fuhs - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2003 - Elsevier
The paper addresses the defect structure of microcrystalline silicon, μc-Si: H. Electron spin
resonance (ESR) techniques are employed to study the nature and energy distribution of …