Mechanism for the formation of Ag crystallites in the Ag thick-film contacts of crystalline Si solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 898-904

  Hong, Kyoung Kook ^a   Cho, Sung Bin ^a   You, Jae Sung ^b   Jeong, Ji Weon ^b   Bea, Seung Mook ^c   Huh, Joo Youl ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ag crystallite; Crystalline Si solar cell; Glass frit; Redox reaction; Thick film Ag contact

Indexed keywords

AG CRYSTALLITE; CRYSTALLINE SI SOLAR CELL; DIRECT REACTIONS; FIRING TEMPERATURES; GLASS FRIT; INTERFACIAL REACTIONS; SI WAFERS; THICK-FILM AG CONTACT; THICK-FILM CONTACTS; WEIGHT PERCENTS;

CELL MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLITES; DISSOLUTION; GLASS; LEAD; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REDOX REACTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY;

SILVER;

EID: 67349142049     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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