Loss analysis and improvements of industrially fabricated Cz-Si solar cells by means of process and device simulations

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 263-268

  Steingrube, S ^a   Wagner, H ^a   Hannebauer, H ^b   Gatz, S ^b   Chen, Renyu ^c   Dunham, S T ^c   Dullweber, T ^b   Altermatt, P P ^a   Brendel, R ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cz Si; Device simulations; Loss analysis; Process simulations; Si solar cells; Solar cell improvement

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; EFFICIENCY; FORECASTING; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

CELL EFFICIENCY; DEVICE SIMULATIONS; EFFICIENCY GAIN; LOSS ANALYSIS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; RECOMBINATION LOSS; SCREEN-PRINTED; SI SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052088048     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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