Quantum efficiency enhancement in selectively transparent silicon thin film solar cells by distributed Bragg reflectors

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 106, 2012, Pages A828-A835

  Kuo, M Y ^a   Hsing, J Y ^b   Chiu, T T ^a   Li, C N ^c   Kuo, W T ^c   Lay, T S ^b   Shih, M H ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; BLUE LIGHT; BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS; DBR; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; SILICON THIN FILM; STOP-BANDS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SILICON OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84869048894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A828     Document Type: Article

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