Evaluation of series resistance losses in screen-printed solar cells with local rear contacts

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Gatz, Sebastian ^a   Dullweber, Thorsten ^a   Brendel, Rolf ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Photovoltaics; resistance; silicon; solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM PASTE; BELT-FURNACES; BORON-DOPED; CONTACT GEOMETRY; CONTACT RESISTIVITIES; CZOCHRALSKI SILICON WAFERS; FILL FACTOR; LARGE-AREA SOLAR CELLS; METAL CONTACTS; P-TYPE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SCREEN-PRINTED; SCREEN-PRINTED SOLAR CELLS; SERIES RESISTANCES; SPECIFIC CONTACT RESISTIVITY;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84865174608     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2163925     Document Type: Article

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