Prediction of defective regions in optimisation of surface textures in thin-film silicon solar cells using combined model of layer growth

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 573, Issue , 2014, Pages 176-184

  Sever, Martin ^a   Krč, Janez ^a   Topič, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Combined model; Defective regions; Light management; Non conformal layer growth; Rigorous optical modelling; Textured interfaces; Thin film silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

FILM GROWTH; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SUBSTRATES; TEXTURES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

COMBINED MODEL; DEFECTIVE REGIONS; LAYER GROWTH; LIGHT MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL MODELLING; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84915770968     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.053     Document Type: Article

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