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Determination of the Efficiency Enhancement Due to Scattering from Rough TCO Contact for a-Si:H P-I-N Solar Cells

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A-Si:H p-i-n solar cells were deposited on textured transparent conducting oxide coated glass substrates to experimentally determine the enhancement in the short circuit current density. It was found that the optical thickness can be increased by a factor from 3 to 5. These results agree reasonably well with the predictions of optical enhancement theory.

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  1. Glasstech Solar, Inc. (GSI), 12441 W. 49th Avenue, 80033, Wheat Ridge, CO, U.S.A.

    C. Walker, R. E. Hollingsworth & A. Madan

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Walker, C., Hollingsworth, R.E. & Madan, A. Determination of the Efficiency Enhancement Due to Scattering from Rough TCO Contact for a-Si:H P-I-N Solar Cells. MRS Online Proceedings Library 95, 527–532 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-95-527

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