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This paper details both theoretical and experimental results of an enhanced model to design MgF2/ZnS double-layer antireflection coatings for AlGaAs/GaAs heteroface solar cells. The main contribution of this work is that a method for taking technological tolerances or uncertainties into account in the optically relevant parameters for antireflection coating design is presented. This is done by the calculation of contours of quasi-optimum performance for a certain range of variation of the uncertain parameters. A number of experiments testing different aspects of the predictions made by the model are commented on, showing good agreement with the calculated performance. Unwanted window oxidation, described in Part I of this work, has proven to be the key factor influencing quasi-optimum contours.
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Rey-Stolle, I., Algora, C. Optimum antireflection coatings for heteroface AlGaAs/GaAs solar cells—Part II: The influence of uncertainties in the parameters of window and antireflection coatings. J. Electron. Mater. 29, 992–999 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-000-0193-2
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