Buried contact solar cells with innovative rear localised contacts

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-308

  Ho, Anita Wing Yi ^a   Wenham, Stuart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buried contact solar cells; Rear contacts

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PASSIVATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SILICON WAFERS;

BURIED CONTACT SOLAR CELLS; REAR CONTACTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 2942583989     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.538     Document Type: Article

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