Enhanced performance of solar cells with anti-reflection layer fabricated by nano-imprint lithography

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 288-291

  Han, Kang Soo ^a   Shin, Ju Hyeon ^a   Yoon, Woo Young ^a   Lee, Heon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti reflection; Conversion efficiency; GaAs solar cell; Moth eye; Nano imprint lithography

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; GAAS SOLAR CELLS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; MOTH-EYE STRUCTURE; MOTHEYE; NANO PATTERN; NANO-METER SCALE; PATTERNED LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SOLAR SIMULATOR; SPECTRAL REGION; SURFACE CHANGES; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; VISIBLE LIGHT;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; LIGHT REFLECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649693548     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.04.064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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