A Parameterization of Light Trapping in Wafer-Based Solar Cells

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1563-1570

  McIntosh, Keith R ^a   Baker Finch, Simeon C ^a,b  

^a PV Lighthouse   (Australia)

^b FIRST SOLAR   (United States)

Author keywords

Light trapping; Photovoltaic cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CURVE FITTING; PARAMETERIZATION;

ABSORPTION CURVES; CELL THICKNESS; FREE VARIABLE; GENERATION CURRENT; LIGHT-TRAPPING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84947031273     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2465175     Document Type: Article

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