Advantages of photoplating for laser doped solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 511-516

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

electroless plating; laser doping; LIP; metallisation; photoplating

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS METHODS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; LASER DOPING; LASER POWER; LIP; METALLISATION; PHOTOPLATING; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SELF-ALIGNED; SOLAR CELL FABRICATION; UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES;

ELECTROLESS PLATING;

EID: 79959988958     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1072     Document Type: Article

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