Evaluation of advanced p-PERL and n-PERT large area silicon solar cells with 20.5% energy conversion efficiencies

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 660-670

  Tous, L ^a,b   Aleman, M ^b   Russell, R ^b   Cornagliotti, E ^b   Choulat, P ^b   Uruena, A ^a,b   Singh, S ^b   John, J ^b   Duerinckx, F ^b   Poortmans, J ^a,b   Mertens, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cu plating; metallization; nickel silicide; PERL; PERT

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; METALLIZING; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PERT; SILICA; SILICIDES; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS;

BULK RESISTIVITY; CU PLATINGS; LOW SURFACE CONCENTRATIONS; NICKEL SILICIDE; PC1D SIMULATIONS; PERL; POTENTIAL EFFICIENCY; POWER LOSS ANALYSIS;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 84927567756     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2478     Document Type: Article

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