• DocumentCode
    2229308
  • Title

    Near-omni-directional sub-micron silica light-trapping monolayer for amorphous Si photovoltaic devices

  • Author

    Huang, Wen-Hsien ; Shieh, Jia-Min ; Shen, Chang-Hong ; Huang, Jung Y. ; Kuo, Hao-Chung ; Pan, Fu-Ming ; Hsu, Chih-Wei ; Dai, Bau-Tong ; Lee, Ching-Ting ; Pan, Ci-Ling ; Yang, Fu-Liang

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Nano Device Labs., Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The non-closely packed (surface-coverage of 55-65%) sub-micron silica sphere (400 nm) light-trapping monolayer was introduced to boost photocurrent (efficiency) of thin film amorphous solar cells by 15% (6.9%). The enhancement is nearly omni-directional.
  • Keywords
    amorphous semiconductors; monolayers; photoconductivity; photoemission; silicon compounds; solar cells; thin film devices; SiO2; amorphous Si photovoltaic device; near-omnidirectional submicron silica light trapping monolayer; nonclosely packed submicron silica sphere light trapping monolayer; photocurrent; size 400 nm; thin film amorphous solar cell; Indium tin oxide; Optical surface waves; Photoconductivity; Photovoltaic cells; Roads; Silicon; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950199
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2229308