Optical modeling of the rear surface roughness of passivated silicon solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 234-239

  Greulich, J ^a,b   Wohrle N ^a   Glatthaar, M ^a   Rein, S ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optics; Roughness; Silicon; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888633927     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.07.057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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