Ion implantation for all-alumina IBC solar cells with floating emitter

Energy Procedia

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 265-271

  Müller, Ralph ^a   Reichel, Christian ^a   Benick, Jan ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a  

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

Author keywords

Floating emitter; IBC solar cells; Ion implantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919948181     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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