Optimal wavelength scale diffraction gratings for light trapping in solar cells

Journal of Optics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Chong, Teck Kong ^a   Wilson, Jonathan ^b   Mokkapati, Sudha ^b   Catchpole, Kylie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

diffraction gratings; light trapping; photovoltaics; solar cells

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HIGH-K DIELECTRIC; OXIDE MINERALS; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; GRATING STRUCTURES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; OPTIMAL WAVELENGTH; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SILICON NITRIDE COATING; SYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; TITANIUM DIOXIDES (TIO2);

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84863076119     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/14/2/024012     Document Type: Article

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