Theoretical investigation on the absorption enhancement of the crystalline silicon solar cells by pyramid texture coated with SiNx:H layer

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 530-537

  Zhao, L ^a   Zuo, Y H ^b   Zhou, C L ^a   Li, H L ^a   Diao, H W ^a   Wang, W J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption enhancement; Crystalline silicon solar cell; Pyramid texture; SiNx:H layer

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTANCE; ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; AIR MASS; ANTIREFLECTIVE; C-SI SUBSTRATES; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DIFFRACTION THEORY; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PYRAMID TEXTURE; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS; SINX:H LAYER; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR SPECTRUM; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS; THEORETICAL SIMULATION; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON NITRIDE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TEXTURES;

SILICON;

ABSORPTION; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 79951723178     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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