Large-area back-contact back-junction solar cell with efficiency exceeding 21%

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 560-565

  Galbiati, Giuseppe ^a   Mihailetchi, Valentin D ^a   Roescu, Razvan ^a   Halm, Andreas ^a   Koduvelikulathu, Lejo J ^a   Kopecek, Radovan ^a   Peter, Kristian ^a   Libal, Joris ^b  

^a International Solar Energy Research Center ISC Konstanz   (Germany)

^b Silfab SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Photovoltaic (PV) cells; silicon

Indexed keywords

3D SIMULATIONS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; I-V MEASUREMENTS; INTERCONNECTION DESIGN; MONOCRYSTALLINE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SERIAL RESISTANCE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84871743912     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2224848     Document Type: Article

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