Broadband quasi-omnidirectional antireflection algainp window for III-V multi-junction solar cells through thermally dewetted Au nanotemplate

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-182

  Zhang, R Y ^a   Shao, B ^a   Dong, J R ^a   Huang, K ^a   Zhao, Y M ^a   Yu, S Z ^a   Yang, H ^a  

^a SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAINP; ANTI-REFLECTION; III-V MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; III-V SOLAR CELLS; INCIDENT ANGLES; INP; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; NANOTEMPLATES; SUBWAVELENGTH STRUCTURES;

NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION;

SLOW WAVE STRUCTURES;

EID: 84862134912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.2.000173     Document Type: Article

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