Enhanced broadband and omni-directional performance of polycrystalline si solar cells by using discrete multilayer antireflection coatings

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 101, 2013, Pages A157-A166

  Oh, Seung Jae ^a   Chhajed, Sameer ^a   Poxson, David J ^b   Cho, Jaehee ^b   Schubert, E Fred ^b   Tark, Sung Ju ^c   Kim, Donghwan ^c   Kim, Jong Kyu ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; FILM PREPARATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; POLYSILICON; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR ENERGY; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANTI-REFLECTION; DISCRETE MULTILAYERS; INCIDENT ANGLES; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE-SI; THIN FILM LAYERS; TOTAL REFLECTION; AR COATINGS; TIO;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

NANOMATERIAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

MATERIALS TESTING; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872716349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A157     Document Type: Article

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