Influence of laser power on the properties of laser doped solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1085-1094

  Hameiri, Z ^a   Mai, L ^a   Puzzer, T ^a   Wenham, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laser doping; Metal contact; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL GRADE; CZ SUBSTRATES; DOPANT ATOMS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; LASER DOPING; LASER ENERGIES; LASER POWER; LIQUID PHASE; METAL CONTACT; METALLISATION; P-TYPE; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SELF-ALIGNED; UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES;

ABLATION; ADHESION; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 79951854093     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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