Screen printing metallization of boron emitters

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-27

  Lago, R ^a   Perez L ^a   Kerp, H ^b   Freire, I ^a   Hoces, I ^a   Azkona, N ^a   Recart, F ^a   Jimeno, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Ferro Electronic Material Systems   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boron emitters; Industrial solar cells; Metallization; Screen printing

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CZOCHRALSKI; FILL FACTOR; INDUSTRIAL SOLAR CELLS; METAL PASTE; METALLIZATION; METALLIZATIONS; SCREEN-PRINTED; SCREEN-PRINTING PROCESS; SHUNT CONDUCTANCE; SPECIFIC CONTACT RESISTANCES;

ALUMINUM; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; METALLIZING; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PLASMAS; SCREEN PRINTING; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

PRINTING PRESSES;

EID: 74049099555     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.933     Document Type: Article

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