A novel silver nanoparticle assisted texture as broadband antireflection coating for solar cell applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-239

  Cui, Hongtao ^a   Pillai, Supriya ^a   Campbell, Patrick ^a   Green, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Broadband antireflection coating; Solar cells; Subwavelength structure

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; AG THICKNESS; BROADBAND ANTIREFLECTION; ETCH MASK; FEATURE SIZES; GLASS SURFACES; MOTH-EYE STRUCTURE; MOTHEYE; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; REACTIVE ION ETCH; REFLECTION LOSS; SI FILMS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES; SUPERSTRATES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ALUMINUM; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; BOROSILICATE GLASS; COATINGS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TEXTURES;

SILVER;

EID: 84871228600     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.11.009     Document Type: Article

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