Optics of surface textured thin-film silicon solar cells
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Summary, in English
surface texture was investigated. The influence of the periodic profile dimensions and absorber layer thickness on the
short circuit current and quantum efficiencies was analyzed. The optics of the solar cell was calculated by using a
finite difference time domain approach to solve the Maxwell’s equations. The short circuit current of the solar cells
on smooth substrates (without texturing) is used as a reference to investigate the influence of the surface textures.
Optimal dimensions of the triangular gratings were found for periods in the range of the incident wavelength. The
fundamental optical losses in the solar cell were also analyzed. By identifying these key losses, strategies to
minimize the losses will be derived.
Publishing year
2010
Language
English
Pages
2932-2935
Publication/Series
[Host publication title missing]
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Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Conference name
25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
Conference date
2010-09-06 - 2010-09-10
Conference place
Valencia, Spain
Status
Published
Research group
- Radio Systems
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 3-936338-26-4