Numerical calculation of the reflectance of sub-wavelength structures on silicon nitride for solar cell application

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1721-1729

  Sahoo, Kartika Chandra ^a   Li, Yiming ^a,b   Chang, Edward Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL NANO DEVICE LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating; Efficiency; Morphological effect; Multilayer; Pyramid shape; Reflectance; Rigorous coupled wave approach; Silicon nitride; Sub wavelength structure

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGICAL EFFECT; PYRAMID SHAPE; REFLECTANCE; RIGOROUS COUPLED-WAVE APPROACH; SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANES; COATINGS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REFLECTION; SILICON; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLAR CELLS; WAVELENGTH;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS;

EID: 69349089925     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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