Fine line printed silicon solar cells exceeding 20% efficiency

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 555-560

  Horteis M ^a   Glunz, S W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aerosol print; Fine line printing; High efficiency cells; LFC; Metallization; Thick film print

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CELLS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; NITRIDES; PASSIVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PRINTING; SEED; SHEET RESISTANCE; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; THICK FILMS;

CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; CONDUCTIVE LAYERS; CONTACT FORMATIONS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; EMITTER SHEET RESISTANCES; FINE LINE PRINTING; FLOAT ZONES; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY CELLS; JET PRINTERS; LFC; METALLIZATION; PECVD SILICON NITRIDES; PRINTED SILICON SOLAR CELLS; PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES; REAR SIDES; REAR SURFACES; SEED LAYERS; SIDE CONTACTS; SILVER INKS; TRANSFER LENGTHS;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 55649122861     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.850     Document Type: Article

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