Overcoming over-plating problems for PECVD SiN x passivated laser doped p-type multi-crystalline silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 226-234

  Wang, Stanley ^a   Lennon, Alison ^a   Tjahjono, Budi ^a   Mai, Ly ^a   Vogl, Bernhard ^a   Wenham, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid texturing; Laser doping; Multi crystalline; Over plating

Indexed keywords

COATED SURFACE; COMMERCIAL GRADE; ELECTROLESS; ETCH PROCESS; FILL FACTOR; LASER DOPING; METALLISATION; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; OVER-PLATING; P-TYPE; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; PLATING TECHNIQUE; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SELF-ALIGNED; WAFER SURFACE;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLATING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON NITRIDE;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84862828792     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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