Influence of oxygen on Ag ionization in molten lead borosilicate glass during screen-printed Ag contact formation for Si solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 106, Issue , 2013, Pages 333-341

  Chung, Bo Mook ^a,b   Cho, Sung Bin ^a   Chun, Jung Woo ^a   Kim, Young Sik ^c   Okamoto, Kuninori ^d   Huh, Joo Youl ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b KPM TECH ^*  (South Korea)

^c Andong National University   (South Korea)

^d Cheil Industries Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ag ionization; Crystalline Si solar cell; Firing ambience; Lead borosilicate glass; Screen printed Ag contact

Indexed keywords

CHRONOAMPEROMETRY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLASS MANUFACTURE; IONIZATION; IONS; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUBILITY;

AG CONTACTS; AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; CRYSTALLINE SI SOLAR CELLS; FIRING AMBIENCE; FORMATION MECHANISM; INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; VOLTAMMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BOROSILICATE GLASS;

EID: 84879227161     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.05.109     Document Type: Article

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