Photonic crystal enhanced light-trapping in thin film solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Zhou, Dayu ^a   Biswas, Rana ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG REFLECTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PHOTONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

BAND EDGE; DIELECTRIC LAYERS; OPTICAL MODELING; SCATTERING MATRIX;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 43949102757     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2908212     Document Type: Article

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