High speed laser processing for monolithical series connection of silicon thin-film modules

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-203

  Haas, Stefan ^a   Gordijn, Aad ^a   Stiebig, Helmut ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Device simulation; Laser processing; Monolithical series connection; Silicon thin film module

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DARK CURRENTS; LASER ABLATION;

DEVICE SIMULATION; LASER PROCESSING; MONOLITHICAL SERIES CONNECTION; SILICON THIN-FILM MODULE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 42249086429     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.792     Document Type: Article

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