Effect of gravity on the microstructure of Al-Si alloy for rear-passivated solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Urrejola, Elias ^a   Peter, Kristian ^a   Plagwitz, Heiko ^b   Schubert, Gunnar ^b  

^a International Solar Energy Research Center ISC Konstanz   (Germany)

^b Sunways AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AL-SI ALLOY; FILL FACTOR; GRAVITY FIELD; KIRKENDALL VOID; SOLID/LIQUID INTERFACES;

ALUMINUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; PASSIVATION; SINTERING;

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 80052927500     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3633510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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