WO2011093967A3 - Light-trapping plasmonic back reflector design for solar cells - Google Patents
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Abstract
A solar cell includes a nano-scale patterned back contact layer; a spacer layer on the nano-scale patterned back contact layer; a semiconductor layer on the spacer layer; and a light transmissive first electrode on the semiconductor layer.
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