Title :
Light trapping in thin film GaAs solar cells
Author :
Honsberg, Christiana B. ; Barnett, Allen M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Delaware Univ., Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
The analysis of light trapping and related effects in thin-film GaAs solar cells is presented. A model is developed to optimize the structure of GaAs solar cells with light trapping. Several design approaches for incorporating light trapping in thin-film GaAs solar cells are discussed. A light-trapping GaAs solar cell produced by liquid-phase epitaxial lateral overgrowth is described
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; light trapping; liquid-phase epitaxial lateral overgrowth; semiconductor; thin film GaAs solar cells; Dielectric substrates; Dielectric thin films; Gallium arsenide; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconductor process modeling; Stimulated emission; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169221
