Improving solar cell efficiency with optically optimised TCO layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 262-269

  Fleischer, K ^a   Arca, E ^a   Shvets, I V ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anti reflection; Coating; Efficiency; Optical; Photovoltaic; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; CELL EFFICIENCY; INDEX MATCHING; INTERNAL INTERFACES; MATCHING LAYER; MATCHING MATERIALS; NET GAIN; OPTICAL; OPTICAL MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POTENTIAL EFFICIENCY; SINGLE LAYER; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

COATINGS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84859532885     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.037     Document Type: Article

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