Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6535082 | Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells | 2015 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Light management is fundamental for achieving high performance thin-film silicon solar cells. We highlight important developments of light management for record modules subdivided into several main categories: (a) reduction of reflection at interfaces by introducing antireflective layers; (b) reduction of parasitic losses in transparent conductive oxide layers; (c) improvement of light scattering combined with transparent conductive oxide surface morphology optimization; and (d) balancing of top cell and bottom cell currents by reflective layers. Specific aspects related to industrial production of large area modules are discussed including transparency/conductivity trade-offs, optimized deposition rates and coating uniformities.
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Authors
P.A. Losio, O. Caglar, J.S. Cashmore, J.E. Hötzel, S. Ristau, J. Holovsky, Z. Remes, I. Sinicco,