Simulation based development of industrial PERC cell production beyond 20.5% efficiency

Energy Procedia

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 425-430

  Fischer, Gerd ^a   Strauch, Kerstin ^a   Weber, Torsten ^a   Muller, Matthias ^a   Wolny, Franziska ^a   Schiepe, Roman ^a   Fulle, Alexander ^a   Lottspeich, Friedrich ^a   Steckemetz, Stefan ^a   Schneiderloechner, Eric ^a   Stegemann, Karl Heinz ^a   Neuhaus, Holger ^a  

^a Solar World Innovations GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Passivated emitter and rear cell; Perc solar cell; Solar cell device simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922283646     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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