Optically enhanced absorption in thin silicon layers using photonic crystals

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 150-153

  Gee, James M ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STATISTICAL OPTICS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONIC DENSITY OF STATES; PHOTONIC STRUCTURES;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0036953243     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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