Evolution of metal plating for silicon solar cell metallisation

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1454-1468

  Lennon, Alison ^a   Yao, Yu ^a   Wenham, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

dielectric patterning; light induced plating; metallisation; silicon

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PATTERNING; LIGHT-INDUCED PLATINGS; METALLISATION; PATTERNING METHODS; PLATING PROCESS; PLATING TECHNIQUE; SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURE; SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING;

SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SILVER;

PLATING;

EID: 84886099148     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2221     Document Type: Article

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