Theory and experiments on the back side reflectance of silicon wafer solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Kray, Daniel ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back side reflectance; Light trapping; Modeling; Optics; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PASSIVATION; SILICA; SILICON WAFERS;

BACK SIDE REFLECTANCE; FREE-CARRIER-ABSORPTION (FCA); LIGHT TRAPPING; REAR INTERNAL REFLECTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 38449085025     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.769     Document Type: Article

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