Towards 30% Power Conversion Efficiency in Thin-Silicon Photonic-Crystal Solar Cells

Bhattacharya, Sayak; Baydoun, Ibrahim; Lin, Mi; John, Sajeev

doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.014005

Title: Towards 30% Power Conversion Efficiency in Thin-Silicon Photonic-Crystal Solar Cells

Authors:: Bhattacharya, Sayak; Baydoun, Ibrahim; Lin, Mi; John, Sajeev

Publication Date:: 2019-01-03

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1489435

Grant/Contract Number:: FGQ2-Q6ER46347

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Applied

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physical Review Applied Journal Volume: 11 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2331-7019

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Bhattacharya, Sayak, Baydoun, Ibrahim, Lin, Mi, and John, Sajeev. Towards 30% Power Conversion Efficiency in Thin-Silicon Photonic-Crystal Solar Cells.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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