Understanding light trapping by light scattering textured back electrodes in thin film n‐i‐p-type silicon solar cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 014503 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Franken ◽  
R. L. Stolk ◽  
H. Li ◽  
C. H. M. van der Werf ◽  
J. K. Rath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Type Silicon ◽  
P Type

scholarly journals A New Approach to Light Scattering from Nanotextured Interfaces For Silicon Thin-film Solar Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 1245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corsin Battaglia ◽  
Jordi Escarre ◽  
Karin Söderström ◽  
Franz-Josef Haug ◽  
Didier Dominé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Index Contrast ◽  
Trapping Performance

AbstractWe investigate the influence of refractive index contrast on the light scattering properties of nanotextured interfaces, which serve as front contact for p-i-n thin-film silicon solar cells. We here focus on ZnO surfaces with randomly oriented pyramidal features, known for their excellent light trapping performance. Transparent replicas, with a different refractive index, but practically identical morphology compared to their ZnO masters, were fabricated via nanoimprinting. Within the theoretical framework we recently proposed, we show how the angular and spectral dependence of light scattered by nanostructures with identical morphology but different refractive index may be related to each other allowing direct comparison of their light trapping potential within the device.

Light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells via phase separated disordered nanopillars

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 6651-6659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yidenekachew J. Donie ◽  
Michael Smeets ◽  
Amos Egel ◽  
Florian Lentz ◽  
Jan B. Preinfalk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Polymer Blend ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
Thin Film Photovoltaics

Disordered nanopillars fabricated by polymer blend lithography are used in light scattering reflectors to improve light absorption in thin-film photovoltaics.

Mixed-phase p-type silicon oxide containing silicon nanocrystals and its role in thin-film silicon solar cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 97 (21) ◽  
pp. 213502 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Cuony ◽  
M. Marending ◽  
D. T. L. Alexander ◽  
M. Boccard ◽  
G. Bugnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Nanocrystals ◽  
Silicon Oxide ◽  
Mixed Phase ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Type Silicon ◽  
Thin Film Silicon ◽  
P Type

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

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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