Numerical simulation of rear contact silicon solar cell with a novel front surface design for the suppression of interface recombination and improved absorption

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 1581-1587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Pandey ◽  
Rishu Chaujar
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Front Surface ◽  
Surface Design ◽  
Interface Recombination

scholarly journals Numerical Simulation of a Textured and Untextured Photovoltaic Solar Cell: Comparative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 104-114
Author(s):  
Karim Salim ◽  
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M.N Amroun ◽  
K Sahraoui ◽  
W Azzoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
The Other ◽  
Surface Parameters ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Photovoltaic Solar Cell ◽  
A Cell

Increasing the efficiency of solar cells relies on the surface of the solar cell. In this work, we simulated a textured silicon solar cell. This simulation allowed us to predict the values of the surface parameters such as the angle and depth between the pyramids for an optimal photovoltaic conversion where we found the Icc: 1.783 (A) and Vco: 0.551 (V) with a cell efficiency of about 13.56%. On the other hand, we performed another simulation of a non-textured solar cell to compare our values and found Icc: 1.623 (A) and Vco: 0.556 (V) with an efficiency of about 12.76%.

scholarly journals Increased Absorption with Al Nanoparticle at Front Surface of Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 2602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rokeya Jahan Mukti ◽  
Md Rabiul Hossain ◽  
Ariful Islam ◽  
Saad Mekhilef ◽  
Ben Horan
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Fdtd Method ◽  
Front Surface ◽  
Trapping Efficiency ◽  
Nanoparticle Arrays ◽  
Thin Film Silicon

This article presents an effective structural design arrangement for light trapping in the front surface of a thin film silicon solar cell (TFSC). Front surface light trapping rate is significantly enhanced here by incorporating the Aluminium (Al) nanoparticle arrays into silicon nitride anti-reflection layer. The light trapping capability of these arrays is extensively analyzed via Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method considering the wavelength ranging from 400 to 1100 nm. The outcome indicates that the structural parameters associated with the aluminium nanoparticle arrays like particle radii and separations between adjacent particles, play vital roles in designing the solar cell to achieve better light trapping efficiency. A detailed comparative analysis has justified the effectiveness of this approach while contrasting the results found with commonly used silver nanoparticle arrays at the front surface of the cell. Because of the surface plasmon excitation, lower light reflectance, and significant near field enhancement, aluminium nanoparticle arrays offer broadband light absorption by the cell.

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