Regulated low cost pre-treatment step for surface texturization of large area industrial single crystalline silicon solar cell

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1049-1054

  Basu, P K ^a   Dhasmana, H ^b   Udayakumar, N ^c   Khan, Firoz ^d   Thakur, D K ^e  

^a Echelon Institute of Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c Udhaya Energy Photovoltaics Pvt Ltd   (India)

^d NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^e Guru Nanak Institute of Technology and Management   (India)

Author keywords

Industrial low cost process; NaOH NaOCl; SEM, DIV, LIV analysis; Single crystalline silicon solar cell; Texturization pre treatment process

Indexed keywords

LOW COSTS; PRETREATMENT PROCESS; SEM; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE SILICON; TEXTURIZATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ETCHING; FORESTRY; INDUSTRY; METALLIZING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 77950859412     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.02.025     Document Type: Article

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