Simple and Fast Method to Optimize Nanotextured Interfaces of Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells

被引：14

作者：

Dewan, Rahul ^{[1
]}

Jovanov, Vladislav ^{[1
]}

Haase, Christian ^{[2
]}

Stiebig, Helmut ^{[3
]}

Knipp, Dietmar ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Jacobs Univ Bremen, Sch Sci & Engn, D-28759 Bremen, Germany

[2] Forschungszentrum Julich, Inst Energy Res Photovolta, D-52425 Julich, Germany

[3] Malibu GmbH & Co KG, Malibu Solar, D-33609 Bielefeld, Germany

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS EXPRESS | 2010年 / 3卷 / 09期

关键词：

GRATINGS;

D O I：

10.1143/APEX.3.092301

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A simple and fast method was developed to determine the optimal surface texture of thin-film silicon solar cells. The optical wave propagation was studied for microcrystalline thin-film silicon solar cells with integrated line and triangular gratings. The developed method based on rigorous coupled wave analysis provides a good agreement with experimental data. The short circuit current is enhanced by 60% up to 20-21 mA/cm(2) for grating periods of 500-700 nm and grating heights of 300-500 nm. The method facilitates an analysis of nanotextured solar cells which is 20 times faster than conventional approaches like finite difference and finite integral simulations. (c) 2010 The Japan Society of Applied Physics

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