Optimal design for antireflective Si nanowire solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-90

  Jung, Jin Young ^a   Um, Han Don ^a   Jee, Sang Won ^a   Park, Kwang Tae ^a   Bang, Jin Ho ^a   Lee, Jung Ho ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antireflection; Light trapping; Metal assisted electroless etching; Silicon nanowire; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTANCE; ANTI-REFLECTION; ANTI-REFLECTIVE; BULK RECOMBINATION; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTROLESS ETCHINGS; FILLING RATIO; LIGHT-TRAPPING; NANOPILLARS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; SI NANOWIRE; SILICON NANOWIRES; SPACE-FILLING; WIRE LENGTH;

LIGHT REFLECTION; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; WIRE;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84873697934     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.046     Document Type: Article

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