Photovoltaic electrical properties of aqueous grown ZnO antireflective nanostructure on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Yi Chih ^a   Lin, Bing Yi ^a   Liu, Po Tsun ^a   Shieh, Han Ping D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COATINGS; GALLIUM; NANORODS; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

ABSORPTION EFFECTS; ANTIREFLECTIVE NANOSTRUCTURE; LIGHT REFLECTANCE; PHOTO-VOLTAIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILES; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84892658899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.000A13     Document Type: Article

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