Limit of light coupling strength in solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 2013, Pages

  Naqavi, A ^a   Haug, F J ^a   Ballif, C ^a   Scharf, T ^a   Herzig, H P ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING LIGHT; COUPLING RATE; EFFICIENCY LIMITS; LIGHT COUPLINGS; MODAL PROPERTIES; RESONANT PHENOMENA;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84876102250     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4801311     Document Type: Article

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