Interaction between Al-Si melt and dielectric layers during formation of local Al-alloyed contacts for rear-passivated Si solar cells

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 209, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2615-2619

  Uruena, Angel ^a,b   Horzel, Jörg ^a   John, Joachim ^a   Cornagliotti, Emanuele ^a   Eyben, Pierre ^a   Pfeiffer, Martin ^a   Vandervorst, Wilfried ^a   Poortmans, Jef ^a,b   Mertens, Robert ^a,b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

alloys; aluminium; contacts; dielectric materials; silicon; solar cells

Indexed keywords

ALLOY FORMATION; BACK SURFACE FIELDS; CONTACT FORMATION; COVER LAYERS; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC LAYER; DIELECTRIC STACK; MELTING PHASE; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITED; REAR SIDE; SCANNING SPREADING RESISTANCE MICROSCOPY; SI SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE WETTING; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; PASSIVATION; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84871212130     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201228353     Document Type: Article

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