String Ribbon silicon solar cells with 17.8% efficiency

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn B, Issue , 2003, Pages 1293-1296

  Kim, D S ^a   Gabor, A M ^b   Yelundur, V ^a   Upadhyaya, A D ^a   Meemongkolkiat, V ^a   Rohatgi, A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Evergreen Solar Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROCESSING; CONTACT RESISTANCE; RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING (RTP);

ALUMINUM; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FABRICATION; HYDROGENATION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON WAFERS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6344287569     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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