A simple criterion for predicting multicrystalline Si solar cell performance from lifetime images of wafers prior to cell production

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Wagner, H ^a   Muller M ^b   Fischer, G ^b   Altermatt, P P ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b SolarWorld Innovations GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC MEAN; CELL PERFORMANCE; CELL PRODUCTION; GEOMETRIC MEAN; LIFE-TIME DISTRIBUTION; MULTICRYSTALLINE SI; NUMERICAL DEVICE SIMULATION; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; POLYSILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84882272907     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4817272     Document Type: Article

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