Modelling of solar cells with down-conversion of high energy photons, anti-reflection coatings and light trapping

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 328-336

  De Vos, Alexis ^a   Szymanska, Aleksandra ^b   Badescu, Viorel ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Anti reflection coating; Down converter; Light trapping; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; LIGHT; LIGHT REFLECTION; PHOTONS; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CONCENTRATED SUNLIGHTS; CONVERTER INTERFACES; DOWN CONVERTERS; HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LUMINESCENT MATERIAL; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; SOLAR CELL MATERIALS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 56649086646     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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