International Journal of Photoenergy

Research Article

Quantification of Power Losses of the Interdigitated Metallization of Crystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells on Glass

Table 1

Location, loss type, quantified power loss, and unit cell area for the various power loss mechanisms present in interdigitated metallization for poly-Si thin-film solar cells.
Location and loss typePower lossUnit cell area
Emitter fingers, resistive loss
BSF fingers, resistive loss
Emitter layer, resistive loss
Emitter busbar, resistive loss
BSF busbar, resistive loss
Emitter fingers, shadow loss
Emitter busbar, shadow loss