Optimization of picosecond laser structuring for the monolithic serial interconnection of CIS solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 681-692

  Heise, Gerhard ^a   Heiss, Andreas ^b   Hellwig, Christian ^a   Kuznicki, Thomas ^a   Vogt, Helmut ^b   Palm, Joerg ^b   Huber, Heinz P ^a  

^a MUNICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b AVANCIS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CIS; laser ablation; laser processing; monolithic serial interconnection; picosecond laser ablation; thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

CIS; LASER PROCESS; MONOLITHIC SERIAL INTERCONNECTION; PICOSECOND LASER ABLATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LASER ABLATION; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84878180538     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1261     Document Type: Article

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