Double screen printed metallization of crystalline silicon solar cells as low as 30 μm metal line width for mass production

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 204-208

  Ju, Minkyu ^b   Lee, Youn Jung ^b   Lee, Jonghwan ^b   Kim, Bonggi ^b   Ryu, Kyungyul ^b   Choi, Kyuho ^b   Song, Kyuwan ^b   Lee, Kyungsoo ^a,b   Han, Changsoon ^a,b   Jo, Youngmi ^a,b   Yi, Junsin ^b  

^a KPE Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Double printing; Fine line screen printing; High efficiency; Mass production; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; LOW COST APPROACH; MASS PRODUCTION; METAL LINE; SCREEN-PRINTED; SCREEN-PRINTING PROCESS; SERIES RESISTANCES; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MACHINE TOOLS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SCREEN PRINTING; SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84862779274     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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