Electrical properties of fine line printed and light-induced plated contacts on silicon solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 240-248

  Horteis M ^a   Bartsch, J ^a   Binder, S ^a   Filipovic, A ^a   Merkel, J ^a   Radtke, V ^a   Glunz, S W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aerosol printing; Contact formation; Fine line printing; Light induced plating (lip); Metallization; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

FINE LINE PRINTING; LINE PRINTING; METALLIZATIONS; PRINTING CONTACTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONTACT RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INK; METALLIZING; PLATING; PRINTING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 77952775156     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.938     Document Type: Article

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