Optimized Antireflection Coatings for High-Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1991, Pages 1925-1934

  Zhao, J ^a   Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

COATINGS - ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; PASSIVATING OXIDES; PASSIVATING SILICON DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0026204650     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.119035     Document Type: Article

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