Modeling and optimization study of industrial n-type high-efficiency back-contact back-junction silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 568-577

  Kluska, Sven ^a   Granek, Filip ^a   Rüdiger, Marc ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Back contact; Back junction; Modeling; Optimization; Si solar cells

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; BACK-JUNCTION; CELL DESIGN; CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL PARAMETER; CELL TYPES; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INTRINSIC LOSS; LOSS MECHANISMS; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; MODELING DATA; OPTIMUM CELL; RECOMBINATION LOSS; SERIES RESISTANCES; SI SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURING PROCESS; SUBSTRATE PARAMETERS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

CYTOLOGY; GEOMETRY; OPTICAL LOSSES; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CELLS;

EID: 75149118536     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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