The formation mechanism for printed silver-contacts for silicon solar cells

Fields, Jeremy D.; Ahmad, Md. Imteyaz; Pool, Vanessa L.; Yu, Jiafan; Van Campen, Douglas G.; Parilla, Philip A.; Toney, Michael F.; van Hest, Maikel F.  A.  M.

doi:10.1038/ncomms11143

Title: The formation mechanism for printed silver-contacts for silicon solar cells

Journal Article · Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11143· OSTI ID:1237022

Fields, Jeremy D.; Ahmad, Md. Imteyaz; Pool, Vanessa L.; Yu, Jiafan; Van Campen, Douglas G.; Parilla, Philip A.;

; van Hest, Maikel F. A. M.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 1237022

Report Number(s):: SLAC-PUB-16471

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 7; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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