Plasmonic Light-Management Interfaces by Polyol-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles for Industrial Scale Silicon Solar Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 12231-12239
Author(s):  
Gizem Birant ◽  
I. Murat Ozturk ◽  
Doga Doganay ◽  
H. Emrah Unalan ◽  
Alpan Bek
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Industrial Scale ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Light Management

scholarly journals Optical optimization of double-side-textured monolithic perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells for improved light management

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (45) ◽  
pp. 26631-26638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazal E. Subhan ◽  
Aimal Daud Khan ◽  
Adnan Daud Khan ◽  
Najeeb Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
High Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Tandem Configuration ◽  
Light Management

Tandem configuration-containing perovskite and silicon solar cells are promising candidates for realizing a high power conversion efficiency of 30% at reasonable costs.

Light management in thin film silicon solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 824-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.-J. Haug ◽  
C. Ballif
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Light Management

Thin film silicon is a mature and reliable technology that scales extraordinarily well from lab-cells to production modules.

Glass frits coated with silver nanoparticles for silicon solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 341 ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingfen Li ◽  
Weiping Gan ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
Biyuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells

Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells With Silver Nanoparticles Embedded Inside the Absorber Layer

2010 ◽  
Vol 1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudi Santbergen ◽  
Renrong Liang ◽  
Miro Zeman
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Layer ◽  
Absorber Layer ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Bottom Part ◽  
Embedded Particles

AbstractA novel light trapping technique for solar cells is based on light scattering by metal nanoparticles through excitation of localized surface plasmons. We investigated the effect of metal nanoparticles embedded inside the absorber layer of amorphous silicon solar cells on the cell performance. The position of the particles inside the absorber layer was varied. Transmission electron microscopy images of the cell devices showed well defined silver nanoparticles, indicating that they survive the embedding procedure. The optical absorption of samples where the silver nanoparticles were embedded in thin amorphous silicon layer showed an enhancement peak around the plasmon resonance of 800 nm. The embedded particles significantly reduce the performance of the fabricated devices. We attribute this to the recombination of photogenerated charge carriers in the absorber layer induced by the presence of the silver nanoparticles. Finally we demonstrate that the fabricated solar cells exhibit tandem-like behavior where the silver nanoparticles separate the absorber layer into a top and bottom part.

Thin-film silicon solar cells with integrated silver nanoparticles

2008 ◽  
Vol 516 (20) ◽  
pp. 6813-6817 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Moulin ◽  
J. Sukmanowski ◽  
M. Schulte ◽  
A. Gordijn ◽  
F.X. Royer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon

Periodic Structures for Improved Light Management in Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells

2008 ◽  
Vol 1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janez Krc ◽  
Andrej Campa ◽  
Stefan L. Luxembourg ◽  
Miro Zeman ◽  
Marko Topic
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Periodic Structures ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Light Management

AbstractAdvanced light management in thin-film solar cells is important in order to improve the photo-current and, thus, to raise up the conversion efficiencies of the solar cells. In this article two types of periodic structures ¡V one-dimensional diffraction gratings and photonic crystals,are analyzed in the direction of showing their potential for improved light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells. The anti-reflective effects and enhanced scattering at the gratings with the triangular and rectangular features are studied by means of two-dimensional optical simulations. Simulations of the complete microcrystalline solar cell incorporating the gratings at all interfaces are presented. Critical optical issues to be overcome for achieving the performances of the cells with the optimized randomly textured interfaces are pointed out. Reflectance measurements for the designed 12 layer photonic crystal stack consisting of amorphous silicon nitride and amorphous silicon layers are presented and compared with the simulations. High reflectance (up to 99 %) of the stack is measured for a broad wavelength spectrum. By means of optical simulations the potential for using a simple photonic crystal structure as a back reflector in an amorphous silicon solar cell is demonstrated.

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