Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same

Liu, Xiangxin; Compaan, Alvin D.; Paudel, Naba Raj

Photovoltaic structures having a light scattering interface layer and methods of making the same

Patent · 13 October 2015

OSTI ID:1223098

Liu, Xiangxin; Compaan, Alvin D.; Paudel, Naba Raj

Photovoltaic (PV) cell structures having an integral light scattering interface layer configured to diffuse or scatter light prior to entering a semiconductor material and methods of making the same are described.

Research Organization:: The University of Toledo,Toledo, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Assignee:: The University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Patent Number(s):: 9,159,851

Application Number:: 13/699,231

OSTI ID:: 1223098

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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