Proof-of-Concept p-Type Silicon Solar Cells with Molybdenum Oxide Local Rear Contacts

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1591-1594

  Bullock, James ^a   Samundsett, Christian ^a   Cuevas, Andres ^a   Yan, Di ^a   Wan, Yimao ^a   Allen, Thomas ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Charge carriers; silicon solar cells; solar cell simulation; surface passivation

Indexed keywords

MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; SOLAR CELLS;

CONTACT RECOMBINATIONS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; P-TYPE; PROOF OF CONCEPT; REAR CONTACTS; REAR SIDE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84947045123     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2478026     Document Type: Article

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