Enhancement of optical absorption in thin-film silicon solar cells in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) configuration

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-364

  Sopian, Kamaruzzaman ^a   Asim, Nilofar ^a   Amin, Nowshad ^a   Zaidi, Saleem H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Gratings Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical absorption enhancement; Thin film silicon solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749087256     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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