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Design of antireflective nanostructures and optical coatings for next-generation multijunction photovoltaic devices

Perl et al., 2014

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543097861248137049
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Perl E
McMahon W
Bowers J
Friedman D
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Optics express

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The successful development of multijunction photovoltaic devices with four or more subcells has placed additional importance on the design of high-quality broadband antireflection coatings. Antireflective nanostructures have shown promise for reducing reflection loss …
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