CAB-DW™ for 5 µm trace-width deposition of solar cell metallization top-contacts

This paper reviews methods for creating solar cell grid contacts and explores how cell efficiency can be increased using CAB-DW TM . Specifically, the efficiency of p-i-n structure solar cells built in-house with 90 μm sputtered lines and 5 μm CAB-DW TM lines were compared. Preliminary results of th...

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Published in2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) pp. 001857 - 001861
Main Authors Hoey, J., Thompson, D., Robinson, M., Mahmud, Z., Swenson, O.F., Pokhodnya, K., Akhatov, I.S., Schulz, D.L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2009
Subjects
Aerodynamics
Aerosols
Ink
Inorganic materials
Manufacturing automation
Metallization
Photovoltaic cells
Physics
Printing
Silicon
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Summary:This paper reviews methods for creating solar cell grid contacts and explores how cell efficiency can be increased using CAB-DW TM . Specifically, the efficiency of p-i-n structure solar cells built in-house with 90 μm sputtered lines and 5 μm CAB-DW TM lines were compared. Preliminary results of the comparison show a marked improvement in solar cell efficiency using CAB-DW TM . In addition, a theoretical and experimental analysis of the dynamics of particle impaction on a substrate (i.e. whether particles stick or bounce) is presented including how this analysis may lead to further improvement of CAB-DW TM .
ISBN:1424429498
9781424429493
ISSN:0160-8371
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411533