Minimizing reflection losses from metallic electrodes and enhancing photovoltaic performance using the Si-micrograting solar cell with vertical sidewall electrodes

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Yang, Tien Chung ^a   Lee, Bi Shen ^a   Yen, Ta Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILL FACTOR; METALLIC ELECTRODES; MINORITY CARRIER DIFFUSION; MINORITY-CARRIER COLLECTION; OPTICAL ABSORPTION PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REFLECTION LOSS; SIDEWALL ELECTRODES;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84866007812     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4749838     Document Type: Article

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