Towards ink-jet printed fine line front side metallization of crystalline silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Gizachew, Y T ^a   Escoubas, L ^a   Simon, J J ^a   Pasquinelli, M ^a   Loiret, J ^b   Leguen, P Y ^b   Jimeno, J C ^c   Martin, J ^c   Apraiz, A ^d   Aguerre, J P ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b IMPIKA   (France)

^c TiM   (Spain)

^d KONIKER S COOP Metal Forming and Assembly Technological Center   (Spain)

^e Mondragon Assembly SCoop ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Coffee ring effect; Conductive silver lines; Ink jet; Multi pass printing; Printing

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CONDUCTIVE SILVER LINES; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SUBSTRATES; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; INK-JET; INK-JET METHODS; LINE RESISTANCE; METALLIZATIONS; MULTI-PASS; MULTIPLE PASS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; PROFILOMETERS; RING EFFECT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SINGLE CRYSTALLINE SILICON; SINGLE PASS; SOLID LOADING; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INK; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER; SUBSTRATES;

INK JET PRINTING;

EID: 79953819131     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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