Decoupling charge carrier collection and metallization geometry of back-contacted back-junction silicon solar cells by using insulating thin films

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1034-1038

  Reichel, C ^a   Reusch, M ^a   Granek, F ^a   Hermle, M ^a   Glunz, S W ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COLLECTION; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; DECOUPLING CHARGE; EMITTER AND BASE CONTACTS; INSULATING THIN FILMS; METALLIZATIONS; N-TYPE MATERIALS; REAR SIDE; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES;

CHARGE CARRIERS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; METALLIZING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; THIN FILMS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78650087746     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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