Texture-etched ZnO as a versatile base for optical back reflectors with well-designed surface morphologies for application in thin film solar cells

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1144-1149

  Bottler W ^a   Smirnov, V ^a   Hupkes J ^a   Finger, F ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

light scattering; solar cells; texturing; ZnO

Indexed keywords

BACK REFLECTORS; CELL TYPES; CHEMICAL ETCHING; CRATER DEPTH; CRATER DIAMETER; ETCHING TIME; OPENING ANGLE; OPTICAL SCATTERING; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; VERTICAL DIMENSIONS; ZNO; ZNO LAYERS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETCHING; LIGHT SCATTERING; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TEXTURES; TEXTURING; THIN FILMS;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84862169019     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201127676     Document Type: Article

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