Large-size multi-crystalline silicon solar cells with honeycomb textured surface and point-contacted rear toward industrial production

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-52

  Niinobe, Daisuke ^a   Morikawa, Hiroaki ^a   Hiza, Shuichi ^a   Sato, Takehiko ^a   Matsuno, Shigeru ^a   Fujioka, Hirofumi ^a   Katsura, Tomotaka ^a   Okamoto, Tatsuki ^a   Hamamoto, Satoshi ^a   Ishihara, Takashi ^a   Arimoto, Satoshi ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser texturing process; Passivated emitter and rear cells; Thin multi crystalline silicon solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION FILMS; CONTACT FORMATION; CRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LARGE SIZES; LASER TEXTURING; LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; PASSIVATED EMITTER AND REAR CELLS; PASSIVATION FILM; PHOSPHORUS DIFFUSION; PRODUCTION PROCESS; REAR SURFACES; REFLECTING STRUCTURES; SI SOLAR CELLS; SILICON NITRIDE FILM; SMALL AREA; TEXTURED SURFACE; TUBE FURNACES; WET-CHEMICAL ETCHING;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FABRICATION; FURNACES; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; PASSIVATION; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; TEXTURING; WET ETCHING;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 78149359274     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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