Efficiency enhancement of i-PERC solar cells by implementation of a laser doped selective emitter

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-98

  Hallam, Brett ^a,c   Urueña, Angel ^b,c   Russell, Richard ^b   Aleman, Monica ^b   Abbott, Malcolm ^a   Dang, Chi ^b,c   Wenham, Stuart ^a   Tous, Loic ^b,c   Poortmans, Jef ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d KU Leuven UHasselt   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Laser ablation; Laser doping; PERC; Plated contacts; Selective emitter

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LASER ABLATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS;

EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; LASER DOPING; N-TYPE CONTACTS; PERC; PERC SOLAR CELLS; PROCESSING SPEED; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SERIES RESISTANCES;

ABLATION;

EID: 84918806609     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.11.028     Document Type: Article

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