Optimization of the asymmetric intermediate reflector morphology for high stabilized efficiency thin n-i-p micromorph solar cells

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-45

  Biron, Rémi ^a   Hänni, Simon ^a   Boccard, Mathieu ^a   Pahud, Céline ^a   Bugnon, Grégory ^a   Ding, Laura ^a   Nicolay, Sylvain ^a   Parascandolo, Gaetano ^a   Meillaud, Fanny ^a   Despeisse, Matthieu ^a   Haug, Franz Josef ^a   Ballif, Christophe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intermediate reflector; light trapping; tandem cells; thin film silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); BACK REFLECTORS; BOTTOM CELLS; CELL EFFICIENCY; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HIGH CURRENTS; INTERMEDIATE REFLECTOR; LIGHT-TRAPPING; LONG WAVELENGTH; MICROMORPH SOLAR CELLS; STABILIZED EFFICIENCY; STABLE EFFICIENCIES; TANDEM CELLS; THIN ABSORBERS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

REFLECTION;

EID: 84871749671     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2219502     Document Type: Article

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