Study of thin-film silicon solar cell back reflectors and potential of detached reflectors

Energy Procedia

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 106-110

  Moulin, Etienne ^a   Wilhelm Paetzold, Ulrich ^a   Siekmann, Hilde ^a   Worbs, Janine ^a   Bauer, Andreas ^a   Carius, Reinhard ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back reflector; Detached reflector; Light trapping; Thin film silicon solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LOSS; AIR-GAPS; BACK REFLECTORS; DETACHED REFLECTOR; DIELECTRIC LAYER; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; LIGHT TRAPPING; METAL SURFACES; REAR SIDE; SILICON LAYER; THIN DIELECTRIC LAYER; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ZNO; ZNO/AG BACK REFLECTOR;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEPARATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER; ZINC OXIDE;

REFLECTION;

EID: 84855689554     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.10.161     Document Type: Conference Paper

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