Chemically etched porous silicon as an anti-reflection coating for high efficiency solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 296-298

  Schirone, L ^a   Sotgiu, G ^a   Califano, F P ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coatings; Porous; Silicon; Solar cells; Stain etch

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ETCHING; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICALLY ETCHED POROUS SILICON; HIGH EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STAIN ETCHING;

POROUS SILICON;

EID: 0031117264     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(96)09436-9     Document Type: Article

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