Failure Modes Identified during Adhesion Testing of Metal Fingers on Silicon Solar Cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 194-202

  Chen, Ran ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Wang, Xi ^a   Lennon, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Failure modes; Metal fingers; Metallisation; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; FAILURE MODES; METALLIZING; METALS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ADHESION CHARACTERISTIC; ADHESION TESTERS; ADHESION TESTING; LATERAL FORCE; METALLISATION; SCREEN-PRINTED; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SILVER CONTACTS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84943593050     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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