20.5% Efficient silicon solar cell with a low temperature rear side process using laser-fired contacts

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 653-662

  Brendle, W ^a   Nguyen, V X ^a   Grohe, A ^b   Schneiderlochner E ^b,c   Rau, U ^a   Palfinger, G ^a   Werner, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

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

^c Deutsche Cell GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Light trapping; Passivation; Silicon nitride

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; LASER APPLICATIONS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PASSIVATION; SILICON NITRIDE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LASER-FIRED CONTACTS; LIGHT TRAPPING; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33750435228     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.696     Document Type: Article

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