Exploration of nano-element array architectures for substrate solar cells using an a-Si:H absorber

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Jun Nam, Wook ^a,b   Ji, Liming ^c   Varadan, Vasundara V ^c   Fonash, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a Solarity LLC   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Arkansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; ARRAY ARCHITECTURE; COLLECTION MANAGEMENT; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PHOTOCARRIER; PHOTONIC EFFECTS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

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ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84863527927     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4729539     Document Type: Article

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