• DocumentCode
    521406
  • 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
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5501024
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=521406