Optimization of self-doping Ag paste firing to achieve high fill factors on screen-printed silicon solar cells with a 100 Ω/sq. emitter

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 356-359

  Hilali, M ^a   Jeong, J W ^a   Rohatgi, A ^a   Meier, D L ^b   Carroll, A F ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EBARA Solar Inc   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIRING (OF MATERIALS); OHMIC CONTACTS; OPTIMIZATION; SCREEN PRINTING; SILVER; SURFACE TREATMENT; VELOCITY;

SELF DOPING; SILVER PASTE FIRING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036953375     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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