>16% thin-film epitaxial silicon solar cells on 70-cm 2 area with 30-μm active layer, porous silicon back reflector, and Cu-based top-contact metallization

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 350-355

  Kuzma Filipek, Izabela ^a   Dross, Frederic ^a   Baert, Kris ^a   Hernandez, Jose Luis ^a   Singh, Sukhvinder ^a   Van Nieuwenhuysen, Kris ^a   Poortmans, Jef ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

chirped porous silicon reflectors; Cu plating; epitaxy; thin film Si solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BACK REFLECTORS; CELL ARCHITECTURES; CELL EFFICIENCY; COPPER-BASED; CU CONTACT; CU-BASED; EPITAXIAL SILICON; HIGH QUALITY; SI SOLAR CELLS; SILICON MULTILAYERS;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; METALLIZING; POROUS SILICON; REFLECTION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; VAPORS;

COPPER;

EID: 84859949191     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1146     Document Type: Article

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