Solar cells with Mesh-structured emitter

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 415-424

  Glunz, S W ^a   Schumacher, J ^a   Warta, W ^a   Knobloch, J ^a   Wettling, W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SERVICE LIFE; TEXTURES;

MESH-STRUCTURED EMITTERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0030287670     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199611/12)4:6<415::AID-PIP152>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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