Quantification and Validation of the Efficiency Enhancement Reached by Application of a Retroreflective Light Trapping Texture on a Polymer Solar Cell

被引:50
作者
Esiner, Serkan [1 ]
Bus, Tom [1 ]
Wienk, Martijn M. [1 ]
Hermans, Ko [2 ]
Janssen, Rene A. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Eindhoven Univ Technol, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
[2] SolarExcel, NL-5803 AN Venray, Netherlands
关键词
solar cells; conjugated polymers; organic electronics; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SILICON; SURFACES; LOSSES; FILMS;
D O I
10.1002/aenm.201300227
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The light collection in thin film polymer solar cells is substantially improved by application of a textured retroreflective foil, which reduces primary reflection and outcoupling of unabsorbed light. Consequently the external quantum efficiency (EQE) improves over the whole sensitivity range and the power conversion efficiency is improved by as much as 19%. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:1013 / 1017
页数:5
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