Direct Write Contacts for Solar Cells

Direct Write Contacts for Solar Cells

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Abstract

Ag, Cu, and Ni metallizations were inkjet-printed with near-vacuum deposition quality. The approach developed can be easily extended to other conductors such as Pt, Pd, and Au. Thick, highly conducting lines of Ag and Cu demonstrating good adhesion to glass, Si, and PCB have been printed at 100?-200oC in air and N2, respectively. Ag grids were inkjet-printed on Si solar cells and fired throughthe silicon nitride antireflective layer at 850oC resulting in 8%-efficient cells. Next-generation multicomponent inks (including etching agents) have also been developed with improved fire-through contacts leading to higher cell efficiencies. PEDOT-PSS polymer-based conductors were inkjet-printed with conductivity as good or better than that of spin-coated films.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	7
State	Published - 2005
Event	31st IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference and Exhibition - Lake Buena Vista, Florida Duration: 3 Jan 2005 → 7 Jan 2005

Conference

Conference	31st IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference and Exhibition
City	Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Period	3/01/05 → 7/01/05

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-520-37524

Keywords

direct wire contacts
inkjet printing
multicomponent inks
polymer-based conductors
PV
solar cells
spin-coated films

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https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37524.pdf

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Direct Write Contacts for Solar Cells

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