Selective laser ablation of SiNx layers on textured surfaces for low temperature front side metallizations

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-136

  Knorz, Annerose ^a   Peters, Marius ^a   Grohe, Andreas ^a   Harmel, Christian ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a  

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

Author keywords

Front side metallization; Laser ablation; Silicon nitride

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; LASER ABLATION; LASERS; LIGHT REFLECTION; METALLIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; REFLECTION; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACES;

ANTI-REFLECTION COATINGS; CONTACT AREAS; DAMAGE-FREE; DIRECT ABSORPTIONS; FRONT SIDE METALLIZATION; FRONT SURFACES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; LASER LIGHTS; LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METAL PASTES; METALLIZATION PROCESS; METALLIZATIONS; PLANAR SURFACES; PULSE LENGTHS; RIGOROUS COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS; TEXTURED SURFACES;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 63449101302     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.856     Document Type: Article

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