Optical simulations of microcrystalline silicon solar cells applying plasmonic reflection grating back contacts

Journal of Photonics for Energy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Paetzold, Ulrich W ^a   Moulin, Etienne ^a   Pieters, Bart E ^a   Rau, U ^a   Carius, R ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Nanostructures; Plasmon; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; LIGHT-TRAPPING; SILICON THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES; SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LIGHT REFLECTION;

EID: 84896693475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19477988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JPE.2.027002     Document Type: Article

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