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Record 1 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Solar Energy
DEF

An additional electrical field on the back of [a] crystalline solar cell [that] increases the current yield.

CONT

In recent years, however, a design called the back-surface field ... has become popular .... An additional p+ layer is diffused into the back side of the cell before the metal contact is deposited.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Énergie solaire
CONT

Afin de collecter les paires électron-trou créées par les radiations de grandes longueurs d'onde du spectre solaire, on a imaginé de réaliser un champ électrique par transition abrupte de dopage, sur la face arrière de la pile solaire, dans la zone même du contact ohmique. Ce champ électrique arrière s'appelle BSF (Back Surface Field).

Spanish

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