Efficient carrier-selective p- and n-contacts for Si solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-104

  Feldmann, Frank ^a   Simon, Maik ^a   Bivour, Martin ^a   Reichel, Christian ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carrier selective contact; Heterojunction; Passivation; Tunnel oxide

Indexed keywords

PASSIVATION;

SELECTIVE CONTACTS; SI SOLAR CELLS; TUNNEL OXIDES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84908213707     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.05.039     Document Type: Article

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