Characterization of nanoporous silicon layer to reduce the optical losses of crystalline silicon solar cells

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3713-3716

  Lee, Soohong ^a   Lee, Eunjoo ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antireflection coatings; Electrochemical etching; Nanoporous silicon; Reflectance; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

(100) SILICON; (E ,3E) PROCESS; (PL) PROPERTIES; ANTI-REFLECTION COATING (ARC); CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ETCHING METHOD; FRONT SURFACES; HF SOLUTIONS; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANO POROUS; NANO-POROUS SILICON; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); PHOTOVOLTAICS (PV); POROUS SI; POROUS SI LAYERS; SI LAYER; SI(2 1 1) SUBSTRATES; SODIUM CARBONATES; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; SURFACE PASSIVATION; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

ALKALI METALS; ANISOTROPIC ETCHING; ARGON; CELLS; CLADDING (COATING); COST EFFECTIVENESS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ETCHING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; ETCHING; OPTICAL LOSSES; PASSIVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POROUS SILICON; REFLECTION; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

SILICON WAFERS;

NANOMATERIAL; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIGHT; MACROMOLECULE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SUPPLY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; LIGHT; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 38449101200     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2007.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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