Optimizing design of 2D sub-wavelength ARC gratings for multi-junction III-V concentrator cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2111-2116

  Wang, W ^a   Freundlich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

2D textures; concentrator; current loss; dielectric grating; photon loss

Indexed keywords

2D TEXTURES; CONCENTRATOR; CURRENT LOSS; DIELECTRIC GRATING; PHOTON LOSS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTONS; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLAR CELLS; TEXTURES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84869432421     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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