Optical modeling of capped multi-layer porous silicon as a back reflector in thin-film solar cells

Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC-4

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1362-1364

  Ghannam, M ^a   Abouelsaood, Ahmed ^a   Kuzma, I ^b   Duerinckx, F ^b   Poortmans, J ^b  

^a The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS;

MULTILAYER POROUS SILICON; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

POROUS SILICON;

EID: 41749114482     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279684     Document Type: Conference Paper

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