Metallographic preparation of solar cell samples for quality assurance and material evaluation

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 402-408

  Schmitt, Peter ^a   Eberlein, Dirk ^a   Voos, Patrick ^b   Tranitz, Marco ^a   Wirth, Harry ^a  

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

^b Buehler GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Material evaluation; Metallography; PV modules; Quality assurance; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; METALLOGRAPHY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLDERING;

LINE QUALITY; MATERIAL EVALUATION; MODULE DESIGN; PREPARATION METHOD; PRODUCTION YIELD; PV MODULES; SOLDER JOINTS; THERMO-MECHANICAL STRESS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 80052096162     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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