Smoothening intermediate reflecting layer for tandem thin-film silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 12-17

  Boccard, M ^a   Battaglia, C ^a   Blondiaux, N ^b   Pugin, R ^b   Despeisse, M ^a   Ballif, C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lacquer; Multi junction; Planarization; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; MICROCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MULTI-JUNCTION; PLANARIZATION; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SELECTIVE REFLECTION OF LIGHT; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

CURING; LACQUERING; LACQUERS; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84884902803     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.03.040     Document Type: Article

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