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NASA NTRS · 19880000007

Coatings Boost Solar-Cell Outputs

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Efficiencies increased by more-complete utilization of incident light. Electrical outputs of thin solar photovoltaic cells made of dendritic-web silicon increased by combination of front-surface, antireflective coatings and back-surface, reflective coatings. Improvements achieved recently through theoretical and experimental studies of ways to optimize coatings for particular wavelengths of incident light, cell thicknesses, and cell materials.

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Rohatgi, Ajeet, Campbell, Robert B., O'Keefe, T. W., Rai-Choudbury, Posenjit, Hoffman, Richard A.. 1988-01-01. Coatings Boost Solar-Cell Outputs. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880000007

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