Reflection optimization for alternative thin-film photovoltaics

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 472-475

  Mann, Jonathan ^a   Li, Jian ^a,b   Repins, Ingrid ^a   Ramanathan, Kannan ^a   Glynn, Stephen ^a   Dehart, Clay ^a   Noufi, Rommel ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium sulfide (CdS); copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS); copper zinc tin selenide (CZTS); reflection; zinc sulfide (ZnS)

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION LAYERS; GALLIUM SELENIDES; KESTERITES; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; REFLECTION LOSS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS; TIN SELENIDES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COPPER; GALLIUM; INDIUM; INDIUM SULFIDE; OPTIMIZATION; REFLECTION; TIN; ZINC;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84871784916     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2012.2224321     Document Type: Article

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