Tunnel oxide passivated contacts as an alternative to partial rear contacts

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-50

  Feldmann, Frank ^a   Bivour, Martin ^a   Reichel, Christian ^a   Steinkemper, Heiko ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a  

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

Author keywords

High efficiency; Passivated contact; Passivation; PERC; PERL

Indexed keywords

HIGH-EFFICIENCY; PERC; PERL; REAR CONTACTS; TUNNEL OXIDES;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 84908415761     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.015     Document Type: Article

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