• DocumentCode
    2224935
  • Title

    Application of hybrid dielectric — Metallic back reflectors to thin film amorphous silicon solar cells

  • Author

    Mutitu, James G. ; Shi, Shouyuan ; Barnett, Allen ; Prather, Dennis W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The application of photonic engineering design concepts to photovoltaic devices is not entirely trivial; if anything, it introduces formidable complexity. This paper investigates some of the opportunities afforded by the amalgamation of the two sciences.
  • Keywords
    amorphous semiconductors; distributed Bragg reflectors; elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; thin film devices; Si; hybrid dielectric; metallic back reflector; photonic engineering design; photovoltaic device; thin film amorphous silicon solar cell; Aluminum; Charge carrier processes; Coatings; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Photonic crystals; Photovoltaic cells;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950022