Nano-textured topography introduced at room temperature for light-trapping enhancement

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3065-3068

  Hu, Qiang ^a   Wang, Jian ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Li, Dejie ^a  

^a TSINGHUA NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Magnetron sputtering; Nano textured topography; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; HIGH PRESSURE; ILLUMINATION SPECTRUM; LATERAL SIZES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; MASS PRODUCTION; NANO-TEXTURED TOPOGRAPHY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUPERSTRATES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TWO STEP METHOD;

COATINGS; TIN;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 80051550185     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.06.035     Document Type: Article

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