Light trapping in ultrathin monocrystalline silicon solar cells

Ki Jun Yu; Li Gao; Jae Suk Park; Yu Ri Lee; Christopher J. Corcoran; Ralph G. Nuzzo; Debashis Chanda; John A Rogers

doi:10.1002/aenm.201300542

Light trapping in ultrathin monocrystalline silicon solar cells

Ki Jun Yu, Li Gao, Jae Suk Park, Yu Ri Lee, Christopher J. Corcoran, Ralph G. Nuzzo, Debashis Chanda, John A Rogers

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Abstract

Light-trapping schemes implemented with ultrathin, 3 μm thick silicon solar cells offer excellent opportunities for greatly enhanced absorption and corresponding improvements in efficiency of operation. Optically optimized cells of this type yield energy conversion efficiencies that are higher by ≈190% compared to otherwise identical cells that do not exploit light-trapping features, consistent with optical modeling results.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1401-1406
Number of pages	6
Journal	Advanced Energy Materials
Volume	3
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201300542
State	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

absorption
flexible
light trapping
solar cells
ultra-thin silicon

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Materials Science(all)

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