Improved photon absorption in thin-film solar cells for integration into radiation tolerant multijunction photovoltaics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth M. Hubbard ◽  
Julia D'Rozario ◽  
Stephen Polly ◽  
S. Rao Tatavarti
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Radiation Tolerant

scholarly journals Super absorption of solar energy using a plasmonic nanoparticle based CdTe solar cell

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (59) ◽  
pp. 34207-34213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qandeel Rehman ◽  
Aimal Daud Khan ◽  
Adnan Daud Khan ◽  
Muhammad Noman ◽  
Haider Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Plasmonic Nanoparticles ◽  
Substantial Cost ◽  
Plasmonic Nanoparticle

Improving the photon absorption in thin-film solar cells with plasmonic nanoparticles is essential for the realization of extremely efficient cells with substantial cost reduction.

scholarly journals Growth and Properties of ZnO:Al on Textured Glass for Thin Film Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Lluscà ◽  
Aldrin Antony ◽  
Joan Bertomeu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Absorption Enhancement ◽  
Deposition Method ◽  
Solar Cell Device ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Sharp Edges ◽  
Different Thickness

Aluminium induced texturing (AIT) method has been used to texture glass substrates in order to enhance the photon absorption in thin film solar cells. The resultant glass roughness has been analyzed by varying the AIT process parameters and it has been found that the deposition method of Al is a decisive factor in tuning the texture. Two types of textures, a soft (texture E) and a rough texture (texture S), were achieved from the thermally evaporated and sputtered Al layers through AIT process. Aluminium-doped zinc oxide (AZO) layers of different thickness were deposited over both textures and over smooth glass. Haze values above 30% were obtained for texture S + AZO and above 10% for texture E + AZO. The resultant morphologies were free from sharp edges or deep valleys and the transparency and the resistivity values were also good enough to be used as front contact for thin film solar cells. In order to demonstrate the light absorption enhancement in a solar cell device, 200 nm of a-Si:H followed by 300 nm of Ag were grown over the textured and smooth substrates with AZO, and an optical absorption enhancement of 35% for texture E and 53% for texture S was obtained in comparison to the smooth substrate.

Quantifying Trap-assisted Recombination in Thin Film Solar Cells from Intensity Dependent Photocurrent Measurements

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Zeiske ◽  
Oskar Sandberg ◽  
Nasim Zarrabi ◽  
Paul Meredith ◽  
Ardalan Armin
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Recent Progress in Design of Plasmonic Thin-Film Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifang Si ◽  
Teng Qiu ◽  
Wenjun Zhang ◽  
Paul K. Chu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Electrical Properties of RF Sputtered CdTe/CdS Thin Film Solar Cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheeja Krishnan ◽  
Ganesh Sanjeev ◽  
Manjunatha Pattabi ◽  
X. Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cds Thin Film

Photovoltaic performance of flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells with varying Cr impurity barrier thickness

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2033-2037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae-Hyung Cho ◽  
Yong-Duck Chung ◽  
Kyu-Seok Lee ◽  
Kyung-Hyun Kim ◽  
Ju-Hee Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Barrier Thickness
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