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.

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.

scholarly journals Influence of Interface Textures on Light Management in Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells With Intermediate Reflector

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Matthias Meier ◽  
Andre Hoffmann ◽  
Wendi Zhang ◽  
Karsten Bittkau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Light Management

scholarly journals Efficient light management scheme for thin film silicon solar cells via transparent random nanostructures fabricated by nanoimprinting

2010 ◽  
Vol 96 (21) ◽  
pp. 213504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corsin Battaglia ◽  
Karin Söderström ◽  
Jordi Escarré ◽  
Franz-Josef Haug ◽  
Didier Dominé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Management Scheme ◽  
Light Management

scholarly journals New strategies in laser processing of TCOs for light management improvement in thin-film silicon solar cells

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Lauzurica ◽  
M. Lluscà ◽  
D. Canteli ◽  
M. I. Sánchez-Aniorte ◽  
J. López-Vidrier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Laser Processing ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Light Management ◽  
New Strategies ◽  
Management Improvement

scholarly journals Advanced Light Management Approaches for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 189-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zeman ◽  
O. Isabella ◽  
K. Jäger ◽  
R. Santbergen ◽  
S. Solntsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Light Management ◽  
Management Approaches
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