Spectrally selective NbAlN/NbAlON/Si3N4 tandem absorber for high-temperature solar applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 495-504

  Barshilia, Harish C ^a   Selvakumar, N ^a   Rajam, K S ^a   Biswas, A ^b  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Growth and characterization; NbAlN NbAlON Si3N4; Optical properties; Sputtering; Tandem absorber

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; OXIDATION; REFLECTOMETERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLAR APPLICATIONS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING SYSTEMS; SOLAR SPECTRUM REFLECTOMETER; TANDEM ABSORBER;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 38649091044     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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