Improvement of multicrystalline silicon solar cells by a low temperature anneal after emitter diffusion

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-169

  Rinio, Markus ^a   Yodyunyong, Arthit ^a   Keipert Colberg, Sinje ^a   Mouafi, Yves Patrick Botchak ^a   Borchert, Dietmar ^a   Montesdeoca Santana, Amada ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

annealing; gettering; iron; LBIC; multicrystalline; solar cell processing

Indexed keywords

CRUCIBLE WALL; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; EMITTER DIFFUSION; GETTERING; HIGH-CONTENT; INTERNAL GETTERING; LBIC; LIGHT BEAM INDUCED CURRENTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; MULTICRYSTALLINE; MULTICRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; SILICON INGOT; SOLAR CELL PROCESSING;

ANNEALING; INDUCED CURRENTS; METAL ANALYSIS; POLYSILICON; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 79952150568     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1002     Document Type: Article

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