Physics and Technology of Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructure Silicon Solar Cells

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sark, Wilfried G. J. H. M. van (Editor), Korte, Lars (Editor), Roca, Francesco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Engineering Materials,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.

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