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Light Trapping Limit Revisited: How do Guided Modes Enhance Light Absorption in Solar Cells?

Christophe Ballif
2012
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We explore the limit of absorption enhancement in thin film solar cells obtained by guided mode excitation and we discuss the geometrical and angular dependence of absorption. We consider the modal properties of the cell.

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Christophe Ballif
2012
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