Investigations on laser-fired contacts for passivated rear solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 300-303

  Schneiderlochner E ^a   Grohe, A ^a   Ballif, C ^b   Glunz, S W ^a   Preu, R ^a   Willeke, G ^a  

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

^b Laboratory and Service Centre   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PASSIVATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

CELL PROCESSING TEST STRUCTURES; LASER FIRED CONTACTS; LASER PROCESS; OHMIC POINT CONTACTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036953321     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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