Shunt types in multicrystalline solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 987-990

  Breitenstein, O ^a   Rakotoniaina, J P ^a   Neve, S ^a   Al Rifai, M H ^a   Werner, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRID LINES; MULTICRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; SCRATCHES; SHUNTS;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEFECTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SILICON WAFERS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6044246776     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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