Screen-print selective diffusions for high-efficiency industrial silicon solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-45

  Edwards, Matthew ^a   Booking, Jonathan ^a   Cotter, Jeffrey E ^a   Bennett, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Dopant pastes; Screen printing; Screen print diffusion

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCREEN PRINTING; SILICON;

DOPANT PASTES; METAL CONTACTS; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; SCREEN-PRINT DIFFUSION;

SOLAR CELLS;

DIFFUSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SILICON; SILK SCREEN PRINTING; SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 38449098147     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.771     Document Type: Article

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