Novel light-trapping schemes involving planar junctions and diffuse rear reflectors for thin-film silicon-based solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 195-203

  Winz, K ^a   Fortmann, C M ^b   Eickhoff, Th ^a   Beneking, C ^a   Wagner, H ^a   Fujiwara, H ^c   Shimizu, I ^c  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b Stony Brook University   (United States)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conversion efficiency; Optical optimization; Solar cells; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

BAND GAP; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIFFUSE REAR REFLECTORS; LIGHT TRAPPING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0031378405     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00195-5     Document Type: Article

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