The role of rear surface in thin silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 87, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 481-492

  Llopis, F ^a   Tobias I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diffraction gratings; Light trapping; Silicon solar cells; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ETCHING; LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

INTERNAL REFLECTIVITY; LIGHT TRAPPING; SURFACE PASSIVATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 17644415727     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.06.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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