On optical reflection at heterojunction interface of thin film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-145

  Zhu, L ^a   Luo, J K ^a   Shao, G ^a   Milne, W I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterostructure solar cells; Interface; Internal reflection

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION LAYER; CRYSTALLINE INTERFACES; HETEROJUNCTION INTERFACES; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HOMOJUNCTION; INCIDENT LIGHT; INTERNAL REFLECTIONS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL REFLECTION; OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; SI/GE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; WINDOW LAYER;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR CELLS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 84873283019     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.035     Document Type: Article

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