DocumentCode
683444
Title
Screen printed metal contacts to Si solar cells — Formation and synergistic improvements
Author
Carroll, Alan F.
Author_Institution
DuPont Microcircuit Mater., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
16-21 June 2013
Firstpage
3435
Lastpage
3440
Abstract
Silicon solar cell technology has advanced by improvements to all aspects of cell design including metallization. Improvements to metal contacts have been synergistic with other cell improvements such as passivation, lightly doped emitters, and boron doped emitters. This paper briefly recounts the history of c-Si PV metallization technology and its synergy with other cell technologies. It concludes with a perspective on various metal contact mechanisms.
Keywords
electrical contacts; elemental semiconductors; integrated circuit metallisation; silicon; solar cells; Si; boron doped emitters; c-silicon PV metallization technology; cell design; lightly doped emitters; metallization; passivation; screen printed metal contact mechanism; silicon solar cell technology; Firing; Glass; Passivation; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Silver; contact resistance; emitter saturation current; metal contacts; photovoltaic cells; silver paste;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2013 IEEE 39th
Conference_Location
Tampa, FL
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2013.6745186
Filename
6745186
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