Deeply etched grating structures for enhanced absorption in thin C-Si solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1290-1293

  Zaidi, Saleem H ^a   Marquadt, Richard ^a   Minhas, Babar ^b   Tringe, J W ^c  

^a Gratings Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYSILICON; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REFLECTION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SURFACES; THIN FILMS;

DEEPLY ETCHED GRATING STRUCTURES; THIN CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036948587     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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