Beneficial and constraining effects of laser scribing in buried-contact solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-137

  Wenham, S R ^a   Chan, B O ^a   Honsberg, C B ^a   Green, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER SCRIBING EFFECTS; METAL CONTACTS;

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031101320     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199703/04)5:2<131::aid-pip162>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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