Evaluation of determination methods of the Si/Al contact resistance of screen-printed passivated emitter and rear solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Muller M ^a   Lottspeich, F ^a  

^a SolarWorld Innovations GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT RESISTANCE; METALLIZING; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEPARATION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

ANALYTICAL CALCULATION; CRUCIAL PARAMETERS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DETERMINATION METHODS; NUMERICAL DEVICE SIMULATION; RESISTANCE VALUES; SERIES RESISTANCES; TRANSFER LENGTH METHODS;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 84896768330     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4867188     Document Type: Article

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