Enhancement of silicon solar cell efficiency by using back surface field in comparison of different antireflective coatings

Solar Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Ali, Khuram ^a   Khan, Sohail A ^a   Mat Jafri, M Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti reflection coating; Back surface field; Silicon solar cell

Indexed keywords

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; ANTI-REFLECTION; BACK SURFACE FIELDS; BSF SI SOLAR CELLS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MONOCRYSTALLINE; MORPHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; EFFICIENCY; SILICON; SILICON OXIDES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

ANATASE; CRYSTALLINITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; MORPHOLOGY; REFLECTIVITY; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEXTURE;

EID: 84891652739     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.12.021     Document Type: Article

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