Analysis of very thin high-efficiency solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn B, Issue , 2003, Pages 1021-1024

  Kray, D ^a   Kampwerth, H ^a   Leimenstoll, A ^a   Glunz, S W ^a   Willeke, G P ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL THICKNESS; LASER FIRED CONTACTS (LFC) METHOD; MECHANICAL ABRASION; REAR CELLS;

ABRASION; ANNEALING; DIFFUSION; ELECTROPLATING; METALLIZING; MICROELECTRONICS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SILICON WAFERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6344289182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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