Metal grids-based texturization of monocrystalline silicon wafers for solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 942-945

  Li, Honghao ^a   Liu, Weifeng ^a   Liu, Aimin ^a   Qiao, Fen ^a   Hu, Zengquan ^a   Liu, Yiting ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Pyramid; Silicon solar cell; Texture

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTANCE; ETCHING PROCESS; ETCHING RATE; HYDROGEN BUBBLES; METAL GRID; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON WAFERS; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; PYRAMID; SILICON SURFACES; SODIUM CARBONATE; TEXTURIZATION;

ETCHING; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SIZE SEPARATION; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TEXTURES; TEXTURING;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 77950863402     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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