Electroless nickel deposition and silicide formation for advanced front side metallization of industrial silicon solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 21, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-46

  Tous, L ^a,b   Van Dorp, D H ^a,c   Russell, R ^a   Das, J ^a   Aleman, M ^a   Bender, H ^a   Meersschaut, J ^a   Opsomer, K ^a   Poortmans, J ^a,b   Mertens, R ^a,b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Photovoltech   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electroless plating; Metallization; Nickel silicides; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897104540     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.05.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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