Black silicon: fabrication methods, properties and solar energy applications

Xiaogang Liu; Paul R. Coxon; Ian Marius Peters; Bram Hoex; Jacqueline M. Cole; Derek J. Fray

doi:10.1039/c4ee01152j

Abstract

A comprehensive review on the recent progress of black silicon research and its applications in solar cell technologies.

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Black siliconSilicon solar cellSiliconSolar cellFabricationEngineering physicsSolar energyMaterials scienceNanotechnologyEngineeringOptoelectronicsElectrical engineering

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 7
Issue: 10
Pages: 3223-3263
Citations: 483
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                                    Xiaogang Liu, 
                                
                                    Paul R. Coxon, 
                                
                                    Ian Marius Peters
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Black silicon: fabrication methods, properties and solar energy applications. 
                            Energy & Environmental Science
                            , 7
                            (10)
                            , 3223-3263.
                            https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ee01152j
                        

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DOI: 10.1039/c4ee01152j