Prospects for high efficiency silicon solar cells in thin czochralski wafers using industrial processes

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 180-183

  Bruten, T M ^a   Roberts, S ^a   Heasman, K C ^a   Russell, R ^a   Warta, W ^b   Glunz, S W ^b   Dicker, J ^b   Knobloch, J ^b  

^a BP Solarex ^*  (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LIFETIME; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; RAY TRACING; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CZOCHRALSKI SILICON WAFERS; HIGH EFFICIENCY SILICON SOLAR CELLS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY LASERS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION LINES; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; PROCESS OPTIMISATION; RAY TRACING SIMULATION; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84949555450     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.915784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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