Characterisation of rough reflecting substrates incorporated into thin-film silicon solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 485-498

  Terrazzoni Daudrix, V ^a   Guillet, J ^a   Freitas, F ^a   Shah, A ^a   Ballif, C ^a   Winkler, P ^a   Ferreloc, M ^a   Benagli, S ^a   Niquille, X ^a   Fischer, D ^b   Morf, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b VHF Technologies   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Light trapping; PET; Short circuit current; Silicon; Solar cell; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; REFLECTION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

LIGHT WAVELENGTH; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; ROUGH REFLECTING SUBSTRATES; SINGLE PERIODIC GRATING;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33748604313     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.681     Document Type: Article

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