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This chapter focuses on the future scope and requirements for research for different light trapping technologies in context of c-Si solar cells. Discussion has been made mainly on the future advancement needed in light trapping structure development and a brief projection for certain areas which can be of immediate interest to research and development community.
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Solanki, C.S., Singh, H.K. (2017). Future Scope in Advanced Lighting Trapping Structure Development. In: Anti-reflection and Light Trapping in c-Si Solar Cells. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4771-8_10
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