Pathway to low-cost metallization of silicon solar cell through understanding of the silicon metal interface and plating chemistry

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 336-340

  Ebong, Abasifreke ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

Author keywords

Ag plating; Cu plating; Inkjet printing; Ni plating; Seed layer; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CONTACT RESISTANCE; COPPER PLATING; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIZING; METALS; NICKEL; NICKEL PLATING; SCREEN PRINTING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER PLATING; SOLAR CELLS;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CU PLATINGS; LIGHT-INDUCED PLATINGS; METALLIZATION TECHNOLOGY; NI PLATING; SEED LAYER; SERIES RESISTANCES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

SILVER;

EID: 84899459515     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.09.089     Document Type: Article

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