Enhanced Photon Management of Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells Using Inverse Opal Photonic Crystals with 3D Photonic Bandgaps

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 692-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo T. Varghese ◽  
Yi Xuan ◽  
Ben Niu ◽  
Li Fan ◽  
Peter Bermel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Inverse Opal ◽  
Photonic Bandgaps ◽  
Photon Management ◽  
Thin Film Silicon

Advanced Light Trapping in Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miro Zeman ◽  
Olindo Isabella ◽  
Klaus Jaeger ◽  
Rudi Santbergen ◽  
Renrong Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Photon Management ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Back Reflectors ◽  
Refractive Index Matching ◽  
Key Issues

AbstractPhoton management is one of the key issues for improving the performance of thin-film silicon solar cells. An important part of the photon management is light trapping that helps to confine photons inside the thin absorber layers. At present light trapping is accomplished by the employment of the refractive-index matching layers at the front side and the high-reflective layers at the back contact of the solar cells and scattering of light at randomly surface-textured interfaces. In this article key issues and potential of light management in thin-film silicon solar cells are addressed. Novel approaches for light trapping are presented such as i) surface textures based on periodic diffraction gratings and modulated surface morphologies for enhanced scattering and anti-reflection, ii) metal nano-particles introducing plasmonic scattering, and iii) one-dimensional photonic-crystal-like structures for back reflectors.

Optimization of the texturization of ZnO:Al surface using HCl + HNO3 for application in thin film silicon solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 3210-3218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukanta Bose ◽  
Arokiyadoss Rayarfrancis ◽  
P. Balaji Bhargav ◽  
Gufran Ahmad ◽  
Sumita Mukhopadhyay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon

Enhanced light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells with concave quadratic bottom gratings

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (19) ◽  
pp. 5348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Chen ◽  
Rui Wu ◽  
Hongmei Zheng ◽  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Xiaopeng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon

UV micro-imprint patterning for tunable light trapping in p-i-n thin-film silicon solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 355 ◽  
pp. 14-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanfeng Wang ◽  
Xiaodan Zhang ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Lisha Bai ◽  
Huixu Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon

scholarly journals ZnO transparent conductive oxide for thin film silicon solar cells

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Söderström ◽  
D. Dominé ◽  
A. Feltrin ◽  
M. Despeisse ◽  
F. Meillaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conductive Oxide ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Conductive Oxide

Effective Light Trapping in Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells with Nano- and Microscale Structures on Glass Substrate

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 4978-4983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungjae Bong ◽  
Shihyun Ahn ◽  
Le Huy Tuan Anh ◽  
Sunbo Kim ◽  
Hyeongsik Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon
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