Optimization of moth-eye antireflection schemes for silicon solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-203

  Boden, Stuart A ^a   Bagnall, Darren M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antireflection; Moth eye; Silicon; Submicron; Subwavelength; Surface texturing

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; MOTHEYE; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SUBMICRON; SURFACE-TEXTURING;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TEXTURING; THIN FILMS;

CELLS;

EID: 77951642236     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.951     Document Type: Article

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