Diffractive backside structures via nanoimprint lithography

Energy Procedia

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 337-342

  Hauser, H ^a   Mellor, A ^b   Guttowski, A ^a   Wellens, C ^a   Benick, J ^a   Muller C ^c   Hermle, M ^a   Blasi B ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light Trapping; Nanoimprint Lithography; Texturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861934054     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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