High efficiency inline diffused emitter (ILDE) solar cells on mono-crystalline CZ silicon

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 590-595

  Ebong, Abasifreke ^a   Cooper, Ian B ^a   Rounsaville, Brian ^a   Tate, Keith ^a   Rohatgi, Ajeet ^a   Bunkenburg, Brian ^b   Cathey, Jim ^b   Kim, Steve ^b   Ruf, Dan ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Despatch Solar   (United States)

Author keywords

Belt emitters; Fast firing; ILDE; Inline diffusion; Screen printed; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BATCH DEPOSITION; CZ SILICON; FAST FIRING; FILL FACTOR; FRONT SURFACES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH THROUGHPUT; IDEALITY FACTORS; ILDE; IN-LINE; JUNCTION DEPTH; LOW COSTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITIES; RESISTANCE MAPPING; SCREEN-PRINTED; SPRAY DEPOSITION; SURFACE CONCENTRATION;

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78649621552     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.982     Document Type: Article

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