Experimental study of flat light-scattering substrates in thin-film silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 193-199

  Soderstrom K ^a   Bugnon, G ^a   Haug, F J ^a   Nicolay, S ^a   Ballif, C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Back reflector; Flat light scattering substrates; Thin film silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATRICES; BACK REFLECTORS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GROWTH OF CELLS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; MATERIAL QUALITY; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; TEXTURED SUBSTRATES; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE (ZNO); ZNO; ZNO SURFACE;

LIGHT SCATTERING; REFLECTION; ZINC OXIDE;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84859541498     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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