Pad printed front contacts for c-Si solar cells - A technological and economical evaluation

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 126-129

  Huljić, Dominik M ^a   Thormann, Sven ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a   Lüdemann, Ralf ^a   Willeke, Gerhard ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; METALLIZING; OPTIMIZATION; PRINTING PROPERTIES; SCREEN PRINTING; SUBSTRATES;

PAD PRINTED FRONT CONTACTS; PRINTING PARAMETERS; TRANSFER PAD PRINTING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036948442     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190472     Document Type: Article

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