Optimized nano-textured interfaces for thin-film silicon solar cells: Identifying the limit of randomly textured interfaces

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 9140, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Jäger, Klaus ^a   Linssen, Dane N P ^a   Isabella, Olindo ^a   Zeman, Miro ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

light management; nano textured interfaces; scalar scattering theory; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ENERGY GAP; SCATTERING; SILICON; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

DEVICE SIMULATORS; HYDROGENATED SILICON; INCIDENT LIGHT; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; SCALAR SCATTERING; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84902299904     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2057596     Document Type: Conference Paper

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