Edge isolation of solar cells using laser doping

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 535-543

  Chan, Catherine ^a   Abbott, Malcolm ^a   Hallam, Brett ^a   Juhl, Mattias ^a   Lin, Dong ^a   Li, Zhongtian ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Rodriguez, John ^a   Wenham, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edge isolation; Laser doping

Indexed keywords

EDGE ISOLATION; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; LABORATORY CELLS; LASER DOPING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IMAGES; REAR CONTACTS; SCREEN-PRINTED; THERMAL OXIDES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908508635     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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