Modeling of Si-based solar cells with V-grooved surface texture by Crosslight APSYS

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6651, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Xiao, Y G ^a   Lestrade, M ^a   Li, Z Q ^a   Li, Z M Simon ^a  

^a Crosslight Software Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAD software; Device modeling; Si solar cell; Solar photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

DEVICE MODELING; PASSIVATED EMITTER; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 42149173380     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.732664     Document Type: Conference Paper

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