Plasmonic nanoscatter antireflective coating for efficient CZTS solar cells

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar A. M. Abdelraouf ◽  
Ahmed Shaker ◽  
Nageh K. Allam
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Antireflective Coating

scholarly journals Design and Optimization of the Antireflective Coating Properties of Silicon Solar Cells by Using Response Surface Methodology

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 721
Author(s):  
Yahia F. Makableh ◽  
Hani Alzubi ◽  
Ghassan Tashtoush
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Zno Nanoparticles ◽  
Visible Spectral Range ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Antireflective Coating ◽  
Antireflective Coatings ◽  
Zinc Oxide Nanostructures ◽  
Design And Optimization

The design and optimization of a nanostructured antireflective coatings for Si solar cells were performed by using response surface methodology (RSM). RSM was employed to investigate the effect on the overall optical performance of silicon solar cells coated with three different nanoparticle materials of titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, and zinc oxide nanostructures. Central composite design was used for the optimization of the reflectance process and to study the main effects and interactions between the three process variables: nanomaterial type, the radius of nanoparticles, and wavelength of visible light. In this theoretical study, COMSOL Multiphysics was utilized to design the structures by using the wave optics module. The optical properties of the solar cell’s substrate and the three different nanomaterial types were studied. The results indicated that ZnO nanoparticles were the best antireflective coating candidate for Si, as the ZnO nanoparticles produced the lowest reflection values among the three nanomaterial types. The study reveals that the optimum conditions to reach minimum surface reflections for silicon solar cell were established by using ZnO nanoparticles with a radius of ~38 nm. On average, the reflectance reached ~5.5% along the visible spectral range, and approximately zero reflectance in the 550–600 nm range.

Bilayer structures optimization as antireflective coating for silicon solar cells

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zuccon ◽  
P. Zuppella ◽  
A. J. Corso ◽  
M. G. Pelizzo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Antireflective Coating
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