Integration of n-doped ZnO nanorod structures as novel light-trapping concept in amorphous thin film silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 153-159

  Geissendorfer S ^a   Vehse, M ^a   Voss, T ^b   Richters, J P ^b   Hanke, B ^a   Von Maydell, K ^a   Agert, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Light trapping; Modelling; Nanorod; Solar cell; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS THIN FILMS; ARRAY GEOMETRIES; ELECTRICAL CELLS; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; LIGHT TRAPPING EFFECTS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; N-DOPED; SILICON-BASED THIN FILMS; SOLAR CELL DESIGN; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL SIMULATION; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES; ZINC OXIDE NANOROD ARRAYS; ZNO NANOROD;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; MODELS; NANORODS; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84873300869     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.042     Document Type: Article

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