Title :
Surface texturing of Si thin film solar cells via low cost periodic nanopillars array to enhance efficiency
Author_Institution :
Sch. of EEE, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
This paper provides a comprehensive guideline to design high efficient Si thin film solar cells via surface periodic Si nanopillars (SiNP) array texturing. A power conversion efficiency of ~18.1% is predicted to be achievable for the cell consisting of the SiNP array (array periodicity of 500 nm, SiNP diameter of 250 nm, and SiNP length of 1000 nm) on 800 nm thick underlying Si film based on the optical and electrical calculations.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; silicon; solar cells; thin films; Si; efficiency 18.1 percent; electrical calculations; low cost periodic nanopillars array; optical calculations; size 1000 nm; size 250 nm; size 800 nm; surface texturing; thin film solar cells; Absorption; Arrays; Doping; Optical films; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State and Integrated Circuit Technology (ICSICT), 2010 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5797-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSICT.2010.5667846
