Title :
Broadband light trapping in nanopatterned thin film amorphous silicon solar cells
Author :
Martella, Claudio ; Mennucci, C. ; Giordano, M.C. ; Buatier de Mongeot, F. ; Delli Veneri, Paola ; Mercaldo, L.V. ; Usatii, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Genova, Genoa, Italy
Abstract :
Here we report on the potentiality of the self-organised nanopatterning in view of broadband photon harvesting in thin film amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cells. Self-organised pattern formation of glass, semiconductor and TCO interfaces is achieved recurring to low-energy Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS).
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; ion beam applications; nanopatterning; nanophotonics; self-assembly; silicon; solar cells; IBS; Si; TCO interface; broadband light trapping; glass interface; ion beam sputtering; nanopatterned thin film amorphous silicon solar cells; self-organised nanopatterning; self-organised pattern formation; semiconductor interface; Broadband communication; Glass; Light trapping; Nanoscale devices; Photonics; Substrates; light trapping; nanopatterning; self-organization; thin film solar cells;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference, 2014 Third Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Trani
DOI :
10.1109/MePhoCo.2014.6866455
