One-dimensional photogeneration profiles in silicon solar cells with pyramidal texture

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-61

  Baker Finch, Simeon C ^a   McIntosh, Keith R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

generation profile; optics; ray tracing; spatial collection efficiency; texture

Indexed keywords

CELL DESIGN; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; FRONT SURFACES; GENERATION CURRENT; GENERATION PROFILE; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; JUNCTION DEVICES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; P-N JUNCTION; PHOTOGENERATION; PLANAR SURFACE; SHORTEST DISTANCE; SPATIAL COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; SPATIAL PROFILES; SURFACE-TEXTURING; TEXTURED SURFACE; THICK SUBSTRATES; THIN SUBSTRATE;

DESIGN; ERRORS; LIGHT; OPTICS; RAY TRACING; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SUBSTRATES; TEXTURES;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84855315778     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1109     Document Type: Article

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