Ultra-low concentration Na 2CO 3/NaHCO 3 solution for texturization of crystalline silicon solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-196

  Montesdeoca Santana, Amada ^a,b   Jiménez Rodríguez, Etaín ^a   González Díaz, Benjamín ^a,c   Borchert, Dietmar ^b   Guerrero Lemus, Ricardo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c Instituto Tecnologico y de Enegias Renovables   (Spain)

^d Foundation for Applied Economic Research FEDEA   (Spain)

Author keywords

alkaline texturization; crystalline silicon; sodium carbonate; solar cells

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLS; SODIUM CARBONATE; SOLAR CELL PROCESSING; TEXTURIZATION;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS;

SODIUM;

EID: 84857451925     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1117     Document Type: Article

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