Nanostructured encapsulation coverglasses with wide-angle broadband antireflection and self-cleaning properties for III-V multi-junction solar cell applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 120, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 555-560

  Leem, Jung Woo ^a   Yu, Jae Su ^a   Heo, Jonggon ^b   Park, Won Kyu ^b   Park, Jin Hong ^c   Cho, Woo Jin ^d   Kim, Do Eok ^d  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Nano Fab Center (KANC)   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Heesung Electronics LTD   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antireflection coatings; Glancing angle deposition; Gold nanopatterns; InGaP GaAs Ge triple junction solar cells; Nanostructured encapsulation coverglass

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; DEPOSITION; DRY ETCHING; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; GOLD COATINGS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR ENERGY; SUPERHYDROPHILICITY; WETTING;

BROADBAND ANTI REFLECTIONS; GLANCING ANGLE DEPOSITION; GLANCING ANGLE DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; III-V MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; NANO PATTERN; NANO-STRUCTURED; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84889084030     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.038     Document Type: Article

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