Optical simulations and prototyping of microcrystalline silicon solar cells with integrated plasmonic reflection grating back contacts

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8111, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Paetzold, U W ^a   Moulin, E ^a   Pieters, B E ^a   Rau, U ^a   Carius, R ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Nanostructures; Plasmon; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIGHT-TRAPPING; OPTICAL SIMULATION; PARASITIC LOSS; PLASMONIC; RANDOM TEXTURES; REFLECTION GRATINGS; SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SQUARE LATTICES; SUBSTRATE TYPES; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASMONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 80054055255     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.893749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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