Silica nanospheres as back surface reflectors for crystalline silicon thin-film solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Inns, Daniel ^a   Shi, Lei ^a   Aberle, Armin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back surface reflector; Crystalline silicon; Silica nanospheres; Silicon dioxide; Solar cells; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

BACK SURFACE REFLECTORS; LOW-THERMAL-BUDGET METHOD;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 42249112048     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.789     Document Type: Article

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