Preparation of hybrid silicon wire and planar solar cells having ZnO antireflection coating by all-solution processes

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 251-256

  Baek, Seong Ho ^a   Kim, Seong Been ^a   Shin, Jang Kyoo ^b   Hyun Kim, Jae ^a  

^a Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hybrid Si solar cells; Metal assisted chemical etching; Natural lithography; Silicon wire; ZnO antireflection

Indexed keywords

METAL-ASSISTED CHEMICAL ETCHING; NATURAL LITHOGRAPHY; SI SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WIRE; ZNO;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ETCHING; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; LIGHT REFLECTION; NANORODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; ZINC COATINGS; ZINC OXIDE;

WIRE;

EID: 80855132922     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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