Solar cell implemented with silicon nanowires on pyramid-texture silicon surface

Solar Energy

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 256-262

  Lee, In Ji ^a   Paik, Ungyu ^a   Park, Jea Gun ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electro less etching; Nanowire; Photovoltaics; Silicon solar cells; Texture

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RECOMBINATION LIFETIME; SILICON NANOWIRES; SILICON SURFACES; TEXTURED SURFACE;

ETCHING; NANOWIRES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILVER; TEXTURES;

SILICON;

FUEL CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SILVER;

EID: 84875246960     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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