Progress in low-cost n-type silicon solar cell technology

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1701-1704

  Geerligs, L J ^a   Romijn, I G ^a   Burgers, A R ^a   Guillevin, N ^a   Weeber, A W ^a   Bultman, J H ^a   Wang, Hongfang ^b   Lang, Fang ^b   Zhao, Wenchao ^b   Li, Gaofei ^b   Hu, Zhiyan ^b   Xiong, Jingfeng ^b   Vlooswijk, Ard ^c  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Yingli Green Energy Holding Co Ltd   (China)

^c Tempress Systems BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bifacial; n type; photovoltaic cells; silicon

Indexed keywords

BACK-CONTACT CELLS; BIFACIAL; BORON-DOPED; CELL EFFICIENCY; CELL PROCESS; CONTACT AREAS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY CELLS; KEY PARAMETERS; METALLISATION; MONOCRYSTALLINE; N TYPE SILICON; N-TYPE; REAR SURFACES; RECENT PROGRESS; SCREEN-PRINTED; SI WAFER;

CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS;

CELLS;

EID: 84869453685     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317923     Document Type: Conference Paper

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