Broadband absorption enhancement via light trapping in periodically patterned polymeric solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rumbak, Ma'Ayan ^a   Visoly Fisher, Iris ^a   Shikler, Rafi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; BROADBAND ABSORPTION; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHODS; LAYER CONFIGURATION; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; POLYMERIC SOLAR CELLS; REFLECTOR ELECTRODES;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; PHOTONS; REFLECTION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84880909743     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4812324     Document Type: Article

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