Study on Improving Light Absorption of Si Thin-Film Solar Cells with Metal Grating and Photonic Crystals back Reflectors

He Xiaojin; Liu Min; Zhang Yaoyao; Liu Xueqin

doi:10.3788/lop53.050501

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