3D-modeling of a back point contact solar cell structure with a selective emitter

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 000375-000379

  Renshaw, J ^a   Kang, M H ^b   Meemongkolkiat, V ^b   Rohatgi, A ^b,c   Carlson, D ^d   Bennett, M ^d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Suniva Inc   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; BULK LIFETIME; HIGH EFFICIENCY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SOLAR CELL DESIGN; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES; SUBSTRATE DOPING; SURFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77951574446     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411661     Document Type: Conference Paper

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