Simplified mass-production process for 16% efficiency multi-crystalline Si solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 188-193

  Arimoto, S ^a   Nakatani, M ^a   Nishimoto, Y ^a   Morikawa, H ^a   Hayashi, M ^a   Namizaki, H ^a   Namba, K ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON WAFERS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS;

EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENTS; FABRICATION COST; FABRICATION PROCESS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MASS PRODUCTION PROCESS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; MULTICRYSTALLINE SI; PROCESS STEPS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84949564541     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.915786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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