Analysis of textured surfaces for photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-146

  Lakhtakia, A ^a   Ashok, S ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Photovoltaics; Selective surfaces; Silicon; Solar cells; Textured surfaces

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TEXTURES;

HILLOCK TEXTURING; PIT TEXTURING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031143183     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(96)00102-X     Document Type: Article

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