Title :
Light trapping using silicon nanostructures for solar cells
Author :
Fofang, Nche T. ; Luk, Ting S. ; Okandan, Murat ; Nielson, Gregory N. ; Brener, Igal
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Nanotechnol., Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Silicon nanostructures are used for efficiency enhancement in Silicon solar cells. A 2 μm thick solar cell with silicon nanostructures on the front and back surfaces show photocurrent of 26.7 mA/cm2 (77% of the Yablonovitch limit).
Keywords :
nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical materials; photoconductivity; silicon; solar cells; solar control films; Si; Yablonovitch limit; back surfaces; efficiency enhancement; front surfaces; light trapping; photocurrent; silicon nanostructures; silicon solar cells; size 2 mum; Laboratories; Nanoparticles; Photovoltaic cells; Scattering; Silicon; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
