The role of antireflective coatings in silicon solar cells - The influence on their electrical parameters

Optica Applicata

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 487-492

  Swatowska, Barbara ^a   Stapinski, Tomasz ^a   Drabczyk, Kazimierz ^b   Panek, Piotr ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antireflective coatings (ARC); I V characteristics; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; ANTI-REFLECTIVE LAYERS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; HIGH QUALITY; IV CHARACTERISTICS; KEY PARAMETERS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; OPTIMISATIONS; REFLECTIVE LAYERS; SUN SIMULATOR; THICKNESS OF THE FILM; TIO;

COATINGS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLYSILICON; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79961062805     PISSN: 00785466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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