Influence of the pulse width for visible pulsed laser doping for crystalline solar cells using phosphosilicate glass

Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-68

  Schulz Ruhtenberg, Malte ^a   Haeberle, Anja ^a   Russell, Richard ^b   Hernández, José Luis ^c   Krantz, Stephan ^d  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BP Solar ^*  (Spain)

^c IMEC   (Belgium)

^d Solland Solar Cells BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystalline solar cells; Efficiency improvement; Laser doping; Pulse duration

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS; DOPING PROFILES; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; LASER DOPING; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER POWER; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; LONG PULSE; PHOSPHOSILICATE GLASS; PROCESS WINDOW; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROCESSING STEPS; PRODUCTION LINE; PULSE DURATION; PULSE LENGTH; PULSE WIDTH; PULSED LASER IRRADIATION; SELECTIVE EMITTERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GLASS LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 79958014424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18800688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2961/jlmn.2011.01.0014     Document Type: Article

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