Antireflecting-passivating dielectric films on crystalline silicon solar cells for space applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1115-1122

  Barrera, M ^a   Pla J ^a   Bocchi, C ^b   Migliori, A ^c  

^a CENTRO ATÓMICO CONSTITUYENTES   (Argentina)

^b IMEM CNR   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antireflecting films; Silicon solar cells; Space applications; TiO2

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC FILMS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; SILICON; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE APPLICATIONS; STEEL CORROSION; THIN FILMS;

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 45249115474     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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