Novel ZnO nanowires/silicon hierarchical structures for superhydrophobic, low reflection, and high efficiency solar cells

Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2114-2118

  Liu, Yan ^a   Lin, Ziyin ^a   Moon, Kyoung Sik ^a   Wong, C P ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; BROADBAND REFLECTION; CELL OPERATION; DUST PARTICLE; ENERGY LOSS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; INCOMING LIGHT; LIMITING FACTORS; MICRO-PYRAMIDS; PLANAR SURFACE; REFLECTION LOSS; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES; SOLAR PANELS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SURFACE-TEXTURING; ZNO NANOSTRUCTURES; ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS; ZNO NANOWIRES;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANOWIRES; REFLECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; ZINC OXIDE;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 79960419284     PISSN: 05695503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECTC.2011.5898810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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