Title :
Absorption enhancement and light trapping regimes in thin-film silicon solar cells with a photonic pattern
Author :
Zanotto, Simone ; Liscidini, Marco ; Andreani, Lucio Claudio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. A. Volta, Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
By patterning thin-film silicon solar cells with a periodic etching in addition to an antireflection coating, we increase the short-circuit current up to 36.5 %. The pattern and the coating are investigated to recognise different coupling regimes.
Keywords :
Absorption; Coatings; Costs; Diffraction; Optical coupling; Photovoltaic cells; Polymer films; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
