Highly efficient all-screen-printed back-contact back-junction silicon solar cells with aluminum-alloyed emitter

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 17-22

  Woehl, R ^a   Krause, J ^a   Granek, F ^a   Biro, D ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloying; Back contact; Back junction; n type; Screen printing; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; EFFICIENCY; PASSIVATION; PHOSPHORUS; SCREEN PRINTING; SILICON; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; THERMOOXIDATION;

BACK CONTACT; BACK SURFACE FIELDS; BACK-JUNCTION; PASSIVATION LAYER; REAR PASSIVATIONS; SCREEN PRINTING PASTE; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SPECIFIC CONTACT RESISTIVITY;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052080643     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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