Back reflectors based on buried Al 2 O 3 for enhancement of photon recycling in monolithic, on-substrate III-V solar cells

García, I.; Kearns-McCoy, C. F.; Ward, J. S.; Steiner, M. A.; Geisz, J. F.; Kurtz, S. R.

doi:10.1063/1.4897149

Title: Back reflectors based on buried Al ₂ O ₃ for enhancement of photon recycling in monolithic, on-substrate III-V solar cells

Journal Article · Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4897149· OSTI ID:1226683

García, I. ^[1]; Kearns-McCoy, C. F. ^[2]; Ward, J. S. ^[3]; Steiner, M. A. ^[3]; Geisz, J. F. ^[3]; Kurtz, S. R. ^[3]

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA, Instituto de Energía Solar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA

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