Efficiency enhancement in single-junction InGaP solar cells by using self-assembled nanospheres

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 691-693

  Chen, H C ^a   Lin, C C ^a   Wang, H W ^a   Tsai, M A ^a   Tseng, P C ^a   Tsai, Y L ^a   Han, H W ^a   Li, Z Y ^a   Chang, Y A ^a   Kuo, H C ^a   Yu, P ^a   Lin, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angular reflective spectra; angular short circuit current; InGaP solar cells; self assembled nanospheres

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR-REFLECTIVE SPECTRA; ANGULAR-SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENT; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; INGAP SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT PATH; SELF-ASSEMBLED;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; POLYSTYRENES; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOSPHERES;

EID: 79955962565     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2122250     Document Type: Article

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