Corrigendum to “Effect of gold nanoparticles size on light scattering for thin film amorphous-silicon solar cells” [Solar Energy 103 (2014) 263–268](S0038092X14001017)(10.1016/j.solener.2014.02.023);Effect of gold nanoparticles size on light scattering for thin film amorphous-silicon solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 263-268

  Islam, Kazi ^a   Alnuaimi, Aaesha ^a   Battal, Enes ^b   Okyay, Ali Kemal ^b   Nayfeh, Ammar ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amorphous Si; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaics; Plasmonics; Solar cells; Thin film

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS FILMS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; EFFICIENCY; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; REFLECTION; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TIN OXIDES;

A-SI:H SOLAR CELLS; AMORPHOUS SI; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; HEAVILY DOPED; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE SIZES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PLASMONIC EFFECTS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84895761396     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.07.021     Document Type: Erratum

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