Study of LIFT front-contact metallization of silicon solar cells using different conductive materials

Laser-Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) is a versatile technique, allowing the transfer of a wide range of materials, with no contact, and high accuracy. Here we show a complete study on the deposition by LIFT, focusing on the deposition of a high viscosity silver paste, from the LIFT process parametrization to the metallization and characterization of heterojunction silicon solar cells.