Progress in point contacted rear silicon heterojunction solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-121

  Haschke, J ^a   Mingirulli, N ^a   Rech, B ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Back contacted; Electron beam metallization; P type

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875607378     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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