Potential of Light Trapping in Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with Textured Substrates

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 429-436

  Krc J ^a   Smole, F ^a   Topic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Microcrystalline silicon solar cells; Optical modelling; Scattering parameters; Textured transparent conductive oxide layer

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON; SUBSTRATES;

LIGHT TRAPPING;

SOLAR CELLS;

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0142217302     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.506     Document Type: Article

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