Towards high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells with biologically inspired nanosurfaces

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 300-307

  Yu, Peichen ^a   Chiu, Meng Yih ^a   Chang, Chia Hua ^a   Hong, Chung Yu ^a,b   Tsai, Yu Lin ^a   Han, Hau Vei ^a   Wu, Yu Rue ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Arima Photovoltaic and Optical Corp Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

biomimetic nanostructures; photovoltaic; solar cells; sub wavelength structures

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ANTIREFLECTIVE STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SUB-WAVELENGTH STRUCTURES; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84897858797     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2259     Document Type: Article

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