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Synchrotron-based investigations into metallic impurity distribution and defect engineering in multicrystalline silicon via thermal treatments
T. Buonassisi,
A.A. Istratov,
M.A. Marcus,
S. Peters,
C. Ballif,
M. Heuer,
T.F. Ciszek,
Z. Cai,
B. Lai,
R. Schindler, and
E.R. Weber
Proc. 31st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference,
Lake Buena Vista, USA; pp.1027–1030
(2005)
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Impact of iron contamination in multicrystalline silicon solar cells: Origins, chemical states, and device impacts
T. Buonassisi,
M. Heuer,
A.A. Istratov,
M.A. Marcus,
R. Jonczyk,
B. Lai,
Z. Cai,
J. Isenberg,
W. Warta,
R. Schindler, and
E.R. Weber
Proc. 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference,
Paris, France; pp.488–491
(2004)
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T. Buonassisi,
O.F. Vyvenko,
A.A. Istratov,
E.R. Weber,
G. Hahn,
D. Sontag,
J. Rakotoniaina,
O. Breitenstein,
J. Isenberg, and
R. Schindler
Proc. 3rd World Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (WCPEC-3),
Osaka, Japan; pp.1120-1123
(2003)
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Synchrotron-based infrared spectromicroscopy of oxygen gettering by grain boundaries in multicrystalline silicon
M.D. Pickett,
T. Buonassisi,
A.A. Istratov,
R.F. Clark,
S. Narayanan, and
E.R. Weber
15th workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells & Modules: Materials and Processes, Editor: B.L.Sopori, NREL, Golden, CO, pp.178-181 (2005).
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EXAFS studies on Ni11.6Fe2.8Cu0.4Si27.6 precipitates in multicrystalline silicon
M. Heuer,
T. Buonassisi,
M.A. Marcus,
A.A. Istratov,
M.D. Pickett, and
E.R. Weber
15th workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells & Modules: Materials and Processes, Editor: B.L.Sopori, NREL, Golden, CO, pp.158-161 (2005).
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Neutron activation analysis study of metal content of multicrystalline silicon for cost-efficient solar cells
A.A. Istratov,
T. Buonassisi,
R.J. McDonald,
A.R. Smith,
R. Schindler,
J.A. Rand,
J.P. Kalejs, and
E.R. Weber
Proc. 13th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Vail, CO, pp.158-161 (2003).
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Experimental procedure for determination of the depth of metal clusters in XBIC/µ-XRF mapping of metal clusters in silicon solar cells
O.F. Vyvenko,
T. Buonassisi,
A.A. Istratov, and
E.R. Weber
Proc. 13th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Vail, CO, pp.102-105 (2003).
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Statistically meaningful data on the chemical state of iron precipitates in processed multicrystalline silicon using synchrotron-based x-ray absorption spectroscopy
T. Buonassisi,
M. Heuer,
A.A. Istratov,
E.R. Weber,
Z. Cai,
B. Lai,
M.A. Marcus,
J. Lu,
G.A. Rozgony,
R. Schindler,
R. Jonczyk, and
J. Rand
Proc. 13th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Vail, CO, pp.96-101 (2003).
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Application of synchrotron radiation based x-ray microprobe techniques for the analysis of recombination activity of metals precipitated at Si/SiGe misfit dislocations
O.F. Vyvenko,
T. Buonassisi,
A.A. Istratov,
E.R. Weber,
M. Kittler, and
W. Seifert
Proc. 12th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Breckenridge, CO, pp.111-116 (2002).
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Application of x-ray fluorescence technique to studies of aluminum gettering in silicon
Proc. 12th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Breckenridge, CO, pp.271-274 (2002).
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Analysis of shunts in multicrystalline silicon solar cells using microprobe x-ray fluorescence technique
T. Buonassisi,
O.F. Vyvenko,
A.A. Istratov,
E.R. Weber,
R. Schindler, and
G. Hahn
Proc. 12th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Breckenridge, CO, pp.266-270 (2002).
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Application of x-ray fluorescence microprobe technique for the analysis of fully processed solar cells
O.F. Vyvenko,
A.A. Istratov,
T. Buonassisi,
E.R. Weber, and
R. Schindler
Proc. 11th workshop on crystalline silicon solar cell materials and processes, B. L. Sopori, Editor, NREL, Golden, CO, pp.172-176 (2001).
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The bright future of silicon-based photovoltaics
Invited talk at the Intersolar North America Conference, San Francisco, California, USA (2008).
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Electrical and mechanical defects in solar cell materials and devices
Invited talk at the 4th Workshop on the Future Direction of Photovoltaics, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan (2008).
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