Observation of transition metals at shunt locations in multicrystalline silicon solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1556-1561

  Buonassisi, T ^a   Vyvenko, O F ^b,e   Istratov, A A ^a   Weber, E R ^a   Hahn, G ^b   Sontag, D ^b   Rakotoniaina, J P ^c   Breitenstein, O ^c   Isenberg, J ^d   Schindler, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

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

^e ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; METALLIZING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SYNCHROTRONS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); X RAY ANALYSIS;

MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; RIBBON GROWTH; SHUNT LOCATIONS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 10744232470     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1636252     Document Type: Article

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