From high-efficiency n-type solar cells to modules exceeding 20% efficiency with aluminum-based cell interconnection

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1354-1362

  Merkle, Agnes ^a   Schulte Huxel, Henning ^a   Blankemeyer, Susanne ^a   Feilhaber, Ilka ^a   Bock, Robert ^a,c   Steckenreiter, Verena ^a   Kajari Schroeder, Sarah ^a   Harder, Nils Peter ^a,b   Brendel, Rolf ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Bosch Solar Energy AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Al metallization; back junction back contact solar cell; high efficiency; laser microwelding; n type silicon; photovoltaic module

Indexed keywords

AL-METALLIZATION; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; LASER MICRO WELDING; N TYPE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

ALUMINUM; BUSBARS; EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84883051195     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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