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N. Adamovic, A. Backes, U. Schmid:
"Improved Light Management On Standard Silicon Solar Cells & Modules Using Hot Embossing Process";
Poster: 10. Österreichische Photovoltaik Tagung, Laxenburg; 10-18-2012 - 10-19-2012; in: "Photovoltaik - Innovationen für den internationalen Wettbewerb", (2012), 1 pages.

The key criterion for the development of solar photovoltaics is the cost of the watt-peak (for full
solar illumination) at the
module level. The improvement of light harvesting at the module level also has the potential to
reduce very significantly the cost of solar energy, specially if low cost technologies are
implemented.
The main objective concerns the development of the improved light management schemes for a new
generation of silicon solar ceils and modules. The structuring aims at collecting lost photons in
order to redirect them in the direction of the Si-PV.Thus the main motivation of this research
program is to develop new concepts of solar cells and modules based on a new low cost hot embossing
techno logy for surface structuring .Particularly, it will develop:
- structuring of the front layer deposited over PV cells (on cell level) and
- structuring of the back plate of a module to allow redirention of light in regions between solar
cells (module level).