Design, fabrication and analysis of high efficiency inkjet printed passivated emitter rear contacted cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 001095-001100

  Lenio, Martha ^a   Howard, James ^b   Jentschke, Fabian ^c   Lennon, Alison ^b   Wenham, Stuart ^b  

^a REC Technology US Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c EnergyAustralia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX MANUFACTURING; COST EFFECTIVE; ELECTRICITY SOURCE; ENERGY CRISIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; NI PLATING; PEAK OIL; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POOR ADHESION; SELF-ALIGNING; SINTERING CONDITION; SURFACE PREPARATION; TEST STRUCTURE;

ADHESION; ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; INK JET PRINTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SINTERING;

PLATING;

EID: 84861091782     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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