scholarly journals Solar Cells Efficiency Increase Using Thin Metal Island Films

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Axelevitch ◽  
Gady Golan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Resonant Absorption ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Semiconductor Surface ◽  
Free Electrons ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
Metal Island ◽  
Rough Calculation ◽  
Metal Islands

Metal nanodimension structures have multiple applications in modern technology. Noncontinuous thin island metal films of several types of metals deposited on dielectric or semiconductor surface introduce a unique behavior. In response to light exposure in certain range, the metal islands present a resonant absorption of light accompanied with a collective behavior of free electrons in these islands. In this paper, we present one of the possible ways to increase the efficiency of solar cells with metal islands imbedded in a semiconductor junction. Rough calculation was performed for a silicon solar cell and showed an increase of 17.5% in the overall efficiency of the cell.

Use of A GAS Jet Technique to Prepare Microcrystalline Silicon Based Solar Cells at High I-Layer Deposition Rates

1999 ◽  
Vol 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Jones ◽  
R. Crucet ◽  
X. Deng ◽  
J. Doehler ◽  
R. Kopf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Peak Power ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Gas Jet ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Microcrystalline Silicon ◽  
Deposition Rates ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Power Outputs

AbstractUsing a Gas Jet thin film deposition technique, microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si) materials were prepared at rates as high as 15-20 Å/s. The technique involves the use of a gas jet flow that is subjected to a high intensity microwave source. The quality of the material has been optimized through the variation of a number of deposition conditions including the substrate temperature, the gas flows, and the applied microwave power. The best films were made using deposition rates near 16 Å/s. These materials have been used as i-layers for red light absorbing, nip single-junction solar cells. Using a 610nm cutoff filter which only allows red light to strike the device, pre-light soaked currents as high as 10 mA/cm2 and 2.2-2.3% red-light pre-light soaked peak power outputs have been obtained for cells with i-layer thicknesses near 1 micron. This compares with currents of 10-11 mA/cm2 and 4% initial red-light peak power outputs obtained for high efficiency amorphous silicon germanium alloy (a-SiGe:H) devices. The AM1.5 white light efficiencies for these microcrystalline cells are 5.9-6.0%. While the efficiencies for the a-SiGe:H cells degrade by 15-20% after long term light exposure, the efficiencies for the microcrystalline cells before and after prolonged light exposure are similar, within measurement error. Considering these results, the Gas Jet deposition method is a promising technique for the deposition of μc-Si solar cells due to the ability to achieve reasonable stable efficiencies for cells at i-layer deposition rates (16 Å/s) which make large-scale production economically feasible.

scholarly journals SiO2Antireflection Coatings Fabricated by Electron-Beam Evaporation for Black Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghua Li ◽  
Hui Shen ◽  
Lin Zhuang ◽  
Daming Chen ◽  
Xinghua Liang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Electron Beam Evaporation ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Antireflection Coatings ◽  
Efficiency Increase

In this work we prepared double-layer antireflection coatings (DARC) by using the SiO2/SiNx:H heterostructure design. SiO2thin films were deposited by electron-beam evaporation on the conventional solar cell with SiNx:H single-layer antireflection coatings (SARC), while to avoid the coverage of SiO2on the front side busbars, a steel mask was utilized as the shelter. The thickness of the SiNx:H as bottom layer was fixed at 80 nm, and the varied thicknesses of the SiO2as top layer were 105 nm and 122 nm. The results show that the SiO2/SiNx:H DARC have a much lower reflectance and higher external quantum efficiency (EQE) in short wavelengths compared with the SiNx:H SARC. A higher energy conversion efficiency of 17.80% was obtained for solar cells with SiO2(105 nm)/SiNx:H (80 nm) DARC, an absolute conversion efficiency increase of 0.32% compared with the conventional single SiNx:H-coated cells.

Effect of Light Exposure Conditions on the Light-Induced Degradation in Amorphous Silicon Alloy Solar Cells

1991 ◽  
Vol 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Nakata ◽  
A. Yokota ◽  
H. Sannomiya ◽  
S. Moriuchi ◽  
Y. Inoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Analytical Formula ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Exposure Condition ◽  
Solar Simulator ◽  
Silicon Alloys ◽  
Normalized Parameters ◽  
Photovoltaic Parameters

ABSTRACTLight-induced changes in current-voltage characteristics of amorphous single-junction solar cells made of silicon alloys, a-SiC, a-Si, and a-SiGe have been studied systematically. The effect of the light intensity and the bias voltage on the light-induced degradation in the conversion efficiency and other photovoltaic parameters has been clarified quantitatively, and it has been shown that the light-induced degradation characteristics of the photovoltaic parameters can be described by a single function of some normalized parameters of exposure condition. Theoretical background for the experimental results is also examined and discussed by applying a defect creation model modified to an active layer of the a-Si alloy solar cells. Utilizing these analytical formula, we propose an accelerated test method by solar simulator indoor measurement instead of natural sunlight outdoor testing.

Performance Improvement Study of Linear Photovoltaic Systems With Concentration of Solar Radiation

2020 ◽  
pp. 164-190
Author(s):  
Petr Alexandrovich Nesterenkov ◽  
Alexander Gennadievich Nesterenkov
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Cost Calculation ◽  
Focal Region ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
New Type ◽  
Temperature Liquid ◽  
Engineering Characteristic ◽  
Optical Concentrator

A new type of linear cooled photodetectors is considered, of which in the focal region of the optical concentrator mirrors is installed an array of solar cells operating with the low-ratio solar concentration. This work is focused on the theoretical and experimental substantiation of the efficiency increase of photodetectors under conditions of an optimal combination between solar radiation concentration and heat transfer intensity of photovoltaic cells with heat carriers. The problem of obtaining a high temperature liquid due to the limitations of solar cells is solved by organizing the flow of fluid within the thermal collector channels in the focal region of an additional optical concentrator. A mathematical model of engineering characteristic calculation of the Ʌ - shaped photodetectors and cost calculation of electrical and thermal energy generation is presented. The research results are used in the development of industrial prototypes of photodetectors with a concentration of solar radiation and low production costs.

scholarly journals How Humidity and Light Exposure Change the Photophysics of Metal Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

Solar RRL ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2000382
Author(s):  
Esma Ugur ◽  
Erkki Alarousu ◽  
Jafar I. Khan ◽  
Aleš Vlk ◽  
Erkan Aydin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Exposure ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Metal Halide ◽  
Metal Halide Perovskite ◽  
Halide Perovskite

scholarly journals A Computationally Efficient Multidiode Model for Optimizing the Front Grid of Multijunction Solar Cells under Concentration

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Chris H. van de Stadt ◽  
Pilar Espinet Gonzalez ◽  
Harry A. Atwater ◽  
Rebecca Saive
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Fast Determination ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multijunction Solar Cells ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
Light Concentration

We have developed a computationally efficient simulation model for the optimization of redirecting electrical front contacts for multijunction solar cells under concentration, and we present its validation by comparison with experimental literature results. The model allows for fast determination of the maximum achievable efficiency under a wide range of operating conditions and design parameters such as the contact finger redirecting capability, period and width of the fingers, the light concentration, and the metal and emitter sheet resistivity. At the example of a state-of-the-art four-junction concentrator solar cell, we apply our model to determine ideal operating conditions for front contacts with different light redirection capabilities. We find a 7% relative efficiency increase when enhancing the redirecting capabilities from 0% to 100%.

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