Metal aerosol jet printing for solar cell metallization

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 621-627

  Mette, A ^a   Richter, P L ^a   Horteis M ^a   Glunz, S W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aerosols; Contact free; Direct write; Metallization; Photovoltaic cells

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; METALLIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

LIGHT-INDUCED SILVER PLATING (LIP); METAL ORGANIC INK;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 35448975174     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.759     Document Type: Article

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