Fabrication of monolithic photovoltaic arrays on crystalline silicon by wafer bonding and deep etching techniques

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 617-625

  Bermejo, Sandra ^a   Ortega, Pablo ^a   Castañer, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Anisotropic etching; C Si; Fusion bonding; Monolithic; Photovoltaic mini module

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ETCHING; MICROMACHINING; SILICON WAFERS;

ADHESIVE BONDING; ANISOTROPIC ETCHING; C-SI; FUSION BONDING; MONOLITHIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC MINI-MODULE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 27144514096     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.615     Document Type: Article

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