Direct laser printing for high efficiency silicon solar cells fabrication

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 5241-5244

  Poulain, G ^a   Boulord, C ^a   Blanc, D ^a   Kaminski, A ^a   Gauthier, M ^b   Dubois, C ^a   Semmache, B ^c   Lemiti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b Photowatt International SAS   (France)

^c Semco Engineering   (France)

Author keywords

Ablation; Doping; Laser; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COST REDUCTION; DAMAGE DETECTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; LASER DAMAGE; LASERS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLAR CELLS;

DIRECT LASER PRINTING; EMITTER SHEET RESISTANCE; HIGH EFFICIENCY SILICON SOLAR CELLS; LASER-INDUCED THERMAL EFFECTS; PHOSPHOROUS DOPED SILICON; PHOSPHORUS DIFFUSION; PHOSPHOSILICATE GLASS; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 79952316880     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.11.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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