Advanced metallization of rear surface passivated metal wrap through silicon solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 546-551

  Lohmuller E ^a   Thaidigsmann, B ^a   Bartsch, J ^a   Harmel, C ^a   Specht, J ^a   Wolf, A ^a   Clement, F ^a   Horteis M ^a   Biro, D ^a  

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

Author keywords

Back contact; Metal wrap through; MWT; Passivation; PERC; Screen printing; Seed and plate

Indexed keywords

METALLIZING; METALS; PASSIVATION; PLATE METAL; SCREEN PRINTING; SILICON; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; THICK FILMS;

AEROSOL PRINTINGS; BACK CONTACT; CZOCHRALSKI SILICON; HIGH QUALITY SURFACE; METALLIZATION TECHNOLOGY; PERC; PLATE TECHNOLOGIES; SURFACE METALLIZATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052082912     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.180     Document Type: Conference Paper

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