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Photonic crystal intermediate reflector in micromorph tandem solar cells

Lorenz SteidlThomas PertschRudolf ZentelStephan FahrUwe RauFalk LedererT. BeckersJohannes ÜPpingReinhard CariusRalf B. WehrspohnMatthias KrollCarsten Rockstuhl

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animal structuresMaterials scienceTandemSiliconbusiness.industryMicromorphPhotovoltaic systemfood and beveragesPhysics::Opticschemistry.chemical_elementReflector (antenna)Solar cell efficiencyOpticschemistryOptoelectronicsPhotonicsbusinessPhotonic crystal

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Experimental and numerical evidences are presented which show that the efficiency of silicon based tandem solar-cells can be increased by incorporating a three-dimensional photonic crystal as an intermediate reflector.

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