Diffractive gratings for crystalline silicon solar cells-optimum parameters and loss mechanisms

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 862-873

  Peters, Marius ^a   Rüdiger, Marc ^a   Hauser, Hubert ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Bläsi, Benedikt ^a  

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

Author keywords

crystalline silicon solar cells; diffraction; gratings; light trapping; simulation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LOSS; BACKSIDE REFLECTORS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DIELECTRIC BUFFERS; DIFFRACTIVE GRATING; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; FABRICATED STRUCTURES; FRONT SURFACES; GRATING PERIODS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LOSS MECHANISMS; PLANAR REFLECTORS; REAR SURFACES; RECOMBINATION VELOCITY; SIMULATION; SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; TRADE-OFF POINT; WAVE OPTICAL SIMULATION;

ALUMINUM; BUFFER LAYERS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84861958109     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1151     Document Type: Article

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