Industrially feasible multi-crystalline metal wrap through (MWT) silicon solar cells exceeding 16% efficiency

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 1051-1055

  Clement, Florian ^a   Menkoe, Michael ^a   Kubera, Tim ^a   Harmel, Christian ^a   Hoenig, Rene ^a   Wolke, Winfried ^a   Wirth, Harry ^a   Biro, Daniel ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a  

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

Author keywords

Back contact; Module technology; Multi crystalline; MWT; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CELL EFFICIENCIES; CONTACT DESIGNS; CRYSTALLINE METALS; EFFICIENCY GAINS; FAST TRANSFERS; FILL FACTORS; HIGHER EFFICIENCIES; MODULE TECHNOLOGY; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE; MWT; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES; PROCESS STEPS; SCREEN-PRINTED SOLAR CELLS; SERIAL RESISTANCES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 67349150261     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.11.059     Document Type: Article

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