Nanoscale photon management in silicon solar cells

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Jeong, Sangmoo ^a,b   Wang, Shuang ^a,b   Cui, Yi ^a,b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; NANO SCALE; NANOFABRICATION TECHNIQUES; PHOTON MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RECENT PROGRESS; SI SOLAR CELLS; ULTRA-THIN; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTONS; SILICON;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84870005573     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.4759260     Document Type: Review

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