Solar cell improvement by using a multi busbar design as front electrode

Energy Procedia

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-233

  Braun, S ^a   Micard, G ^a   Hahn, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ag Cost Reduction; Interconnected Solar Cells; Multi Busbar Design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891555767     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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