Optimal structure of light trapping in thin-film solar cells: Dielectric nanoparticles or multilayer antireflection coatings?

Applied Optics

Volumn , Issue 23, 2014, Pages 5222-5229

  Zhao, Yongxiang ^a,b   Chen, Fei ^b   Shen, Qiang ^b   Zhang, Lianmeng ^b  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CELL MEMBRANES; DEPOSITION; FILM PREPARATION; LOW-K DIELECTRIC; MULTILAYERS; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; SILICA; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON OXIDES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SIO2 NANOPARTICLES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

AG NANOPARTICLE; DIELECTRIC NANOPARTICLES; ENHANCEMENT EFFICIENCY; MULTILAYER ANTIREFLECTION COATING; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; RECENT RESEARCHES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84942364769     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.005222     Document Type: Article

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