Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells

Eisenlohr, Johannes; Lee, Benjamin G.; Benick, Jan; Feldmann, Frank; Drießen, Marion; Milenkovic, Nena; Bläsi, Benedikt; Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph; Hermle, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.043

Title: Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells

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Authors:: Eisenlohr, Johannes; Lee, Benjamin G.; Benick, Jan; Feldmann, Frank; Drießen, Marion; Milenkovic, Nena; Bläsi, Benedikt; Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph; Hermle, Martin

Publication Date:: Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1250128

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0006336

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Journal Volume: 142 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0248

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Eisenlohr, Johannes, Lee, Benjamin G., Benick, Jan, Feldmann, Frank, Drießen, Marion, Milenkovic, Nena, Bläsi, Benedikt, Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph, and Hermle, Martin. Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells.  Netherlands: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Eisenlohr, Johannes, Lee, Benjamin G., Benick, Jan, Feldmann, Frank, Drießen, Marion, Milenkovic, Nena, Bläsi, Benedikt, Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph, & Hermle, Martin. Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.043

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                    Eisenlohr, Johannes, Lee, Benjamin G., Benick, Jan, Feldmann, Frank, Drießen, Marion, Milenkovic, Nena, Bläsi, Benedikt, Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph, and Hermle, Martin. Sun .  
"Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.043.

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  title        = {Rear side sphere gratings for improved light trapping in crystalline silicon single junction and silicon-based tandem solar cells},

  author       = {Eisenlohr, Johannes and Lee, Benjamin G. and Benick, Jan and Feldmann, Frank and Drießen, Marion and Milenkovic, Nena and Bläsi, Benedikt and Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph and Hermle, Martin},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.solmat.2015.05.043},

  journal      = {Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 142,

  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

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