Vidhya Y et al., 2017 - Google Patents
Nanosecond Laser Treatment of a-Si Thin Films for Enhanced Light Trapping and Minority Carrier Lifetime in Photovoltaic Cells.Vidhya Y et al., 2017
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- Vidhya Y E
- Vasa N
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- Journal of Laser Micro/Nanoengineering
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For thin film solar cells, the efficient collection of light is a challenge, therefore an efficient light-trapping scheme, such as the textures, is required for achieving high light conversion efficiencies. Laser texturing with a Q-switched, nanosecond pulsed Nd< sup> 3+: YAG laser …
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