Forming openings to semiconductor layers of silicon solar cells by inkjet printing

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1410-1415

  Lennon, Alison J ^a   Utama, Roland Y ^a   Lenio, Martha A T ^a   Ho Baillie, Anita W Y ^a   Kuepper, Nicole B ^a   Wenham, Stuart R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Etch; Inkjet; Silicon; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FORMING; METALS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NONMETALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASTICIZERS; PRINTING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

ETCH; ETCHING SOLUTIONS; INK-JET PRINTING; INK-JET PRINTING METHODS; INKJET; METAL CONTACTS; SACRIFICIAL LAYERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS; SILICON LAYERS; SOLAR CELL; UNDERLYING LAYERS;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

ETCHING; FORMING; METALS; NONMETALS; PLASTICIZERS; PRINTING; RESISTIVITY; SILICON; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 50249172186     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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