21.1 % efficient PERC silicon solar cells on large scale by using in-line sputtering for metallization

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3582-3586

  Reinwand, Dirk ^a   Specht, Jan ^a   Stüwe, David ^a   Seitz, Sonja ^a   Nekarda, Jan Frederik ^a   Biro, Daniel ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a   Trassl, Roland ^b  

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

^b Applied Films GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IN-LINE; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS; METALLIZATIONS; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; PILOT SYSTEM; REAR SIDE; SERIES RESISTANCES; SPUTTERING TECHNOLOGY;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METALLIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON WAFERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 78650120913     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614363     Document Type: Conference Paper

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