Microcrystalline silicon solar cells with 10.5% efficiency realized by improved photon absorption via periodic textures and highly transparent conductive oxide

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Sai, Hitoshi ^a   Koida, Takashi ^a   Matsui, Takuya ^a   Yoshida, Isao ^b   Saito, Kimihiko ^c   Kondo, Michio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Photovoltaic Power Generation Technology Research Association PVTEC   (Japan)

^c FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; LIGHT-TRAPPING EFFECTS; PERIODIC TEXTURE; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE FILMS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

OXIDE FILMS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84887794163     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/APEX.6.104101     Document Type: Article

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