Super-Lambertian photocurrent-generation in solar cells with periodically textured interfaces

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 13, 2013, Pages

  Haug, F J ^a   Soderstrom K ^a   Naqavi, A ^a   Li, J ^a   Ballif, C ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORBIDDEN BAND; HIGH SYMMETRY; INTERFACE GEOMETRY; OBLIQUE INCIDENCE; WAVEGUIDE MODE;

PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84885003461     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4822105     Document Type: Article

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