Research Article

Vapour-Phase and Solid-Phase Epitaxy of Silicon on Solid-Phase Crystallised Seed Layers for Solar Cells Application

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SEM image of Secco etched VPE and SPE thickened poly-Si films. (a) VPE sample after 15 s Secco etching and (b) SPE sample after Secco etching for 60 s (planar defects are noted by arrows in (b)).
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