Comprehensive analytical model for locally contacted rear surface passivated solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Wolf, Andreas ^a   Biro, Daniel ^a   Nekarda, Jan ^a   Stumpp, Stefan ^a   Kimmerle, Achim ^a   MacK, Sebastian ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; BORON-OXYGEN COMPLEX; BULK RECOMBINATION; BULK RESISTIVITY; CARRIER INJECTION; CONTACT TECHNOLOGIES; CZOCHRALSKI; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; FITTING PARAMETERS; FLOAT ZONE SILICON; METALLIZATIONS; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REAR SURFACES; RECOMBINATION LOSS; SILICON MATERIALS; SPREADING RESISTANCE; SURFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITIES; TEST STRUCTURE; TRADE OFF;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; CARRIER LIFETIME; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; OXYGEN; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACES;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 78650885118     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3506706     Document Type: Article

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