Development towards 20% efficient Si MWT solar cells for low-cost industrial production

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 9-16

  Guillevin, N ^a   Heurtault, B J B ^a   Geerligs, L J ^a   Weeber, A W ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back contact; C Si; High efficiency; Metal wrap through

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); METALS; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SCREEN PRINTING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS;

BACK CONTACT; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTERCONNECTION RESISTANCE; METAL WRAP THROUGH SOLAR CELL (MWT); MINORITY CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH; SURFACE PASSIVATION;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 80052099931     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.094     Document Type: Conference Paper

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