Analysis of selective phosphorous laser doping in high-efficiency solar cells

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1645-1650

  Kray, Daniel ^a,b   McIntosh, Keith R ^c  

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

^b Innovalight Inc   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Doping; Laser chemistry applications; Photovoltaic cells

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; DOPING; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; LASER CHEMICAL PROCESSING; LASER CHEMISTRY APPLICATIONS; LASER DOPING; PLANAR SURFACE; RECOMBINATION CURRENTS; SATURATION CURRENT; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SOLAR CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LASER CHEMISTRY; OHMIC CONTACTS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

LASERS;

EID: 68349155790     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2009.2024032     Document Type: Article

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