Improving front contacts of n-type solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 625-634

  Silva, J A ^a,d   Gauthier, M ^b   Boulord, C ^a   Oliver, C ^c   Kaminski, A ^a,e   Semmache, B ^c   Lemiti, M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES NANOTECHNOLOGIES DE LYON   (France)

^b Photowatt International   (France)

^c Irysolar   (France)

^d PROMES   (France)

^e IMEP LAHC   (France)

Author keywords

Multicrystalline silicon; N type

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; SCREEN PRINTING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

ABSOLUTE EFFICIENCIES; BACK CONTACT; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRONIC GRADE; LINE RESISTANCE; METAL PASTE; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; SILVER DEPOSITION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052082342     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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