Light trapping effects in thin film silicon solar cells

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1153, Issue , 2009, Pages 235-246

  Haug, F J ^a   Soderstrom T ^a   Domine D ^a   Ballif, C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TEXTURES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ABSORBER LAYERS; FLEXIBLE POLYMER SUBSTRATES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LIGHT TRAPPING EFFECTS; STABILIZED EFFICIENCY; SURFACE TEXTURES; TEXTURED SUBSTRATES; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 77951104375     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-1153-a13-01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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