How to design optimal metallization patterns for solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 457-461

  Burgers, A R ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; METALLIZING; PHOTOCURRENTS;

METALLIZATION PATTERNS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0033358258     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-159X(199911/12)7:6<457::AID-PIP278>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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