Optimal optical design of thin-film photovoltaic devices

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 49, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 163-169

  Zhu, Furong ^a,b   Jennings, Philip ^a,b   Cornish, John ^a,b   Hefter, Glenn ^a,b   Luczak, Kazimierz ^a,b  

^a Am Si Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Optical design; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION;

INTERFERENCE EFFECTS; OPTICAL ADMITTANCE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL LOSSES; OPTIMAL OPTICAL DESIGN; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

EID: 0031384493     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00191-8     Document Type: Article

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