Title :
Light-trapping: From order to disorder in thin-film silicon solar cells
Author :
Liscidini, M. ; Bozzola, Angelo ; Kowalczewski, Piotr ; Andreani, Lucio Claudio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
We investigate-light trapping in thin-film crystalline silicon solar cells with rough interfaces and engineered disordered photonic structures. The general aspects of the optical properties are discussed, demonstrating broad band absorption close to the Lambertian limit.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; light absorption; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cells; thin film devices; Lambertian limit; Si; broad band absorption; disordered photonic structures; light trapping; optical properties; rough interfaces; thin-film crystalline silicon solar cells; Absorption; Correlation; Photonics; Silicon; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
