Optical absorption enhancement in a hybrid system photonic crystal - thin substrate for photovoltaic applications

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 104, 2012, Pages A452-A464

  Buencuerpo, Jeronimo ^a   Munioz Camuniez, Luis E ^a   Dotor, Maria L ^a   Postigo, Pablo A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANORODS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SILICON; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI); ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; HYBRID APPROACH; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; INP; LIGHT-TRAPPING; METAL LAYER; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOHOLES; NANOPILLARS; NANOSTRUCTURED SYSTEMS; PATTERNED THIN FILMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES; THIN SUBSTRATE;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84863745993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A452     Document Type: Article

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