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Advanced nanostructured materials for pushing light trapping towards the Yablonovitch limit

Christophe Ballif, Fanny Sculati-Meillaud
2011
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We give an overview on recent progress in the synthesis, fabrication and integration of advanced nanostructured materials for efficient light trapping in high-efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells.

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Christophe Ballif, Fanny Sculati-Meillaud
2011
Conference Papers

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Crystalline silicon or (c-Si) Is the crystalline forms of silicon, either polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si, consisting of small crystals), or monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si, a continuous crystal). Crystalline silicon is the dominant semiconducting material used in photovoltaic technology for the production of solar cells. These cells are assembled into solar panels as part of a photovoltaic system to generate solar power from sunlight. In electronics, crystalline silicon is typically the monocrystalline form of silicon, and is used for producing microchips.

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