Laser structuring for back junction silicon solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-243

  Engelhart, Peter ^a   Harder, Nils Peter ^a   Grischke, Rainer ^a   Merkle, Agnes ^a   Meyer, Rüdiger ^a   Brendel, Rolf ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back contact; Back junction; High efficiency; Laser technology; Rear interdigitated; RISE; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SILICON WAFERS;

BACK JUNCTION; BULK ABSORBER MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING; MASK-FREE FABRICATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34247142898     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.732     Document Type: Article

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