Cost-effective hollow honeycomb textured back reflector for flexible thin film solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 155 ◽  
pp. 128-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huanjing Liu ◽  
Qian Huang ◽  
Guofu Hou ◽  
Baochen Jiao ◽  
Guangcai Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Reflector

Development of n-μc-SiOx:H as cost effective back reflector and its application to thin film amorphous silicon solar cells

Solar Energy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 591-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Banerjee ◽  
T. Srikanth ◽  
U. Basavaraju ◽  
R.M. Tomy ◽  
M.G. Sreenivasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Back Reflector

Impact of cation substitution in all solution-processed Cu2(Cd,Zn)SnS4 superstrate solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Payno Zarceño ◽  
Samrana Kazim ◽  
Shahzada Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Energy Costs ◽  
Cation Substitution ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Energy Demands ◽  
Light Absorber

Thin-film solar cells constituted of abundant elements are the key to ensure mass production, reduce energy costs and meet energy demands. Kesterite, is a cost-effective light absorber, however showed low...

Novel application of MgF2as a back reflector in a-SiOx:H thin-film solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 082302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-Won Kang ◽  
Porponth Sichanugrist ◽  
Makoto Konagai
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Reflector

scholarly journals Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chog Barugkin ◽  
Ulrich W. Paetzold ◽  
Kylie R. Catchpole ◽  
Angelika Basch ◽  
Reinhard Carius
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Average Reflectance ◽  
Back Reflector ◽  
Ag Reflector

We report on the prototyping and development of a highly reflective dielectric back reflector for application in thin-film solar cells. The back reflector is fabricated by Snow Globe Coating (SGC), an innovative, simple, and cheap process to deposit a uniform layer of TiO2particles which shows remarkably high reflectance over a broad spectrum (average reflectance of 99% from 500 nm to 1100 nm). We apply the highly reflective back reflector to tandem thin-film silicon solar cells and compare its performance with conventional ZnO:Al/Ag reflector. By using SGC back reflector, an enhancement of 0.5 mA/cm2in external quantum efficiency of the bottom solar cell and an absolute value of 0.2% enhancement in overall power conversion efficiency are achieved. We also show that the increase in power conversion efficiency is due to the reduction of parasitic absorption at the back contact; that is, the use of the dielectric reflector avoids plasmonic losses at the reference ZnO:Al/Ag back reflector. The Snow Globe Coating process is compatible with other types of solar cells such as crystalline silicon, III–V, and organic photovoltaics. Due to its cost effectiveness, stability, and excellent reflectivity above a wavelength of 400 nm, it has high potential to be applied in industry.

Development of textured back reflector for n–i–p flexible silicon thin film solar cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 709-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Tao ◽  
Dexian Zhang ◽  
Linshen Wang ◽  
Jingfang Zhao ◽  
Hongkun Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
Back Reflector

Power effect of ZnO:Al film as back reflector on the performance of thin-film solar cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 011302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Shih Lin ◽  
Shui-Yang Lien ◽  
Chao-Chun Wang ◽  
Chueh-Yang Liu ◽  
Asheesh Nautiyal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Power Effect ◽  
Back Reflector

Co-electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar cells with over 7% efficiency fabricated via fine-tuning of the Zn content in absorber layers

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3798-3805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiahua Tao ◽  
Leilei Chen ◽  
Huiyi Cao ◽  
Chuanjun Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Electrodeposition Process ◽  
Photovoltaic Materials ◽  
Zn Content ◽  
Cu2znsns4 Thin Film

A simple and cost-effective co-electrodeposition process has been demonstrated to fabricate high-performance Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) photovoltaic materials with composition tunability and phase controllability.

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