Analysis of the diffused front surface field of n-type silicon solar cells with a-Si/c-Si heterojunction rear emitter

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 185-192

  Bivour, Martin ^a   Rüdiger, Marc ^a   Reichel, Christian ^a   Ritzau, Kurt U ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Front surfcace field; Rear emitter; Silicon hetero junction

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON; SILICON OXIDES; SOLAR CELLS;

A-SI/C-SI HETEROJUNCTIONS; A-SI:H/C-SI; FRONT SURFCACE FIELD; N TYPE SILICON; REAR EMITTER; SILICON HETEROJUNCTIONS; SURFACE FIELD; TWO DIMENSIONAL DEVICE SIMULATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052091634     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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