Printing technologies for silicon solar cell metallization: A comprehensive review

S Tepner, A Lorenz - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a comprehensive overview on printing technologies for metallization of
solar cells. Throughout the last 30 years, flatbed screen printing has established itself as the …

Inkjet technology for crystalline silicon photovoltaics

D Stüwe, D Mager, D Biro, JG Korvink - Advanced Materials, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The world's ever increasing demand for energy necessitates technologies that generate
electricity from inexhaustible and easily accessible energy sources. Silicon photovoltaics is …

A wafer-based monocrystalline silicon photovoltaics road map: Utilizing known technology improvement opportunities for further reductions in manufacturing costs

A Goodrich, P Hacke, Q Wang, B Sopori… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
As an initial investigation into the current and potential economics of one of today's most
widely deployed photovoltaic technologies, we have engaged in a detailed analysis of …

Analytical investigation of aerosol jet printing

S Binder, M Glatthaar, E Rädlein - Aerosol Science and Technology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Aerosol jet printing is a technology for contactless printing of narrow line shaped features
down to a width of about 20 μm. Until now, process optimization was only done empirically …

Guided ink and process design for aerosol jet printing based on annular drying effects

EB Secor - Flexible and Printed Electronics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Aerosol jet printing (AJP) is a promising microscale additive manufacturing technology for
emerging applications in printed and flexible electronics. However, the more widespread …

Real‐time optical process monitoring for structure and property control of aerosol jet printed functional materials

RR Tafoya, AW Cook, B Kaehr… - Advanced Materials …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol jet printing is a popular digital additive manufacturing method for flexible and hybrid
electronics, but it lacks sophisticated real‐time process control schemes that would enable …

Potential Improvement in Fill Factor of Lead‐Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

HD Kim, H Ohkita - Solar RRL, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the origin of the fill factor (FF) in lead‐halide perovskite solar cells is discussed
based on different thicknesses of 2, 2′, 7, 7′‐tetrakis (N, N‐di‐p‐methoxyphenylamine)‐9 …

Economic evaluation of two-step metallization processes for silicon solar cells

M Kamp, J Bartsch, S Nold, M Retzlaff, M Hörteis… - Energy Procedia, 2011 - Elsevier
Two-step approaches for front side metallization of silicon wafer solar cells are evaluated
regarding their economical properties. The efficiency advantage of such processes is …

[图书][B] A parallel dispensing system for an improved front surface metallization of silicon solar cells

MV Pospischil - 2017 - publica.fraunhofer.de
Within this thesis, the dispensing technology was enhanced to a high throughput alternative
for industrial front side metallization in silicon (Si) Photovoltaic (PV) production lines. Starting …

Simultaneous broadband light trapping and fill factor enhancement in crystalline silicon solar cells induced by Ag nanoparticles and nanoshells

NF Fahim, B Jia, Z Shi, M Gu - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
Crystalline silicon solar cells are predominant and occupying more than 89% of the global
solar photovoltaic market. Despite the boom of the innovative solar technologies, few can …