Multicrystalline silicon solar cells exceeding 20% efficiency

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 553-558

  Schultz, O ^a   Glunz, S W ^a   Willeke, G P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Crystalline silicon solar cells; High efficiency; Multicrystalline silicon; Silicon oxide

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; OXIDATION; PASSIVATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; SILICA; SILICON NITRIDE;

BULK PASSIVATION TECHNIQUES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON; REAR CONTACT PATTERN;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6044223440     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.583     Document Type: Article

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