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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR STUDY
ArticleName STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATIONS OF MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON FOR SOLAR CELLS: GRAIN SIZE MEASUREMENT PROBLEM
ArticleAuthor A.V. Prykhodko
ArticleAuthorData A.V. Prykhodko, Zaporozhye National University
Abstract Multicrystalline silicon structure and its effect on solar cell efficiency have been studied. Multi-silicon wafers have been found to differ only in the fraction of small grains sized up to 2—4 mm whereas the medium and large grain fractions are approximately constant. A wafer sorting method by multicrystalline silicon grain size which includes a quantitative measure has been discussed. High content of the small grain fraction can reduce solar sell efficiency.
keywords Solar sell, efficiency, lifetime, multicrystalline silicon, grain boundaries, twin boundaries.
Language of full-text russian
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