Design and Optimization of Photonic Crystal Diffraction Grating Based Efficient Light Trapping Structure for GaAs Thin Film Solar Cell

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil Deep Gupta ◽  
Vijay Janyani
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Diffraction Grating ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Design And Optimization

scholarly journals Combined front and back diffraction gratings for broad band light trapping in thin film solar cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (S5) ◽  
pp. A560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianqin Meng ◽  
Emmanuel Drouard ◽  
Guillaume Gomard ◽  
Romain Peretti ◽  
Alain Fave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Diffraction Gratings

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 Simulation, design and fabrication of one-dimensional photonic crystal back reflector for silicon thin film solar cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 128801
Author(s):  
Chen Pei-Zhuan ◽  
Hou Guo-Fu ◽  
Suo Song ◽  
Ni Jian ◽  
Zhang Jian-Jun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Photonic Crystal ◽  
Back Reflector

scholarly journals Influence of front and back grating period on light trapping of dual-grating structure thin film solar cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (19) ◽  
pp. 198801
Author(s):  
Liang Zhao-Ming ◽  
Wu Yong-Gang ◽  
Xia Zi-Huan ◽  
Zhou Jian ◽  
Qin Xue-Fei
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Grating Period ◽  
Grating Structure

scholarly journals One-dimensional photonic crystal(1D PC)-based back reflectors for amorphous silicon thin film solar cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 077301
Author(s):  
Chen Pei-Zhuan ◽  
Hou Guo-Fu ◽  
Suo Song ◽  
Ni Jian ◽  
Zhang Jian-Jun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Photonic Crystal ◽  
Back Reflectors

Photonic crystal silicon based structures for thin film solar cell

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Drouard ◽  
Yeonsang Park ◽  
Ounsi El Daif ◽  
Xavier Letartre ◽  
Pierre Viktorovitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Crystal Silicon ◽  
Silicon Based

Novel light-trapping structure having smooth surface for silicon thin-film solar cell

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasushi Sobajima ◽  
Tsutomu Matsuura ◽  
Takuya Higuchi ◽  
Tomoyuki Kawabe ◽  
Naozumi Haruta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Smooth Surface ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Thin Film
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