Pilot production of concentrator silicon solar cells: Approaching industrialization

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1697-1705

  Castro, M ^a   Anton, I ^a   Sala, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrator; Industrialization; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFICIENCY; PILOT PLANTS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

ANNEALING PROCESS; AVERAGE EFFICIENCIES; CONCENTRATOR; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIALISATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PILOT PRODUCTION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 55349117079     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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