Single-material TiO2 double-layer antireflection coatings

被引:213
作者
Richards, BS [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Ctr Photovolta Engn, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
titanium dioxides; antireflection coating; double-layer; DLAR; spectroscopic ellipsometry;
D O I
10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00473-7
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
This paper demonstrates that a double-layer antireflection (DLAR) coating call he fabricated using a single material, titanium dioxide (TiO2). The optical properties of the top and bottom TiO2 layers were controlled by varying the deposition and sintering conditions, resulting in a range of refractive indices, n = 1.73-2.63 at 600 nm. Weighted average reflectances of 6.5% (measured) and 7.0% (calculated) were achieved for TiO2 DLAR coatings in air and under glass, respectively. When implemented in a high-efficiency silicon solar cell, a short-circuit current density increase of DeltaJ(sc) = 2.5 mA/cm(2) can be expected for an optimised TiO2 DLAR coating when compared to a commercial TiO2 single-layer antireflection coating. Crown Copyright (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:369 / 390
页数:22
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