Light trapping mechanism in one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystals for silicon-based solar cells

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-317

  Dubey, R S ^a   Sarojini, P L ^a  

^a SWARNANDHRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1-D STRUCTURES; BOTTOM LAYERS; FORBIDDEN BAND; GROUP VELOCITIES; LIGHT-TRAPPING; ONE-DIMENSIONAL (1D) PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; OPTICAL PATH LENGTHS; TE POLARIZATIONS;

LIGHT; LIGHT VELOCITY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS SILICON; REFLECTION; SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 84875701445     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2013.744284     Document Type: Article

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