Optimal optical design of thin-film photovoltaic devices

被引:19
作者
Zhu, FR [1 ]
Jennings, P [1 ]
Cornish, J [1 ]
Hefter, G [1 ]
Luczak, K [1 ]
机构
[1] MURDOCH UNIV,DEPT PHYS & ENERGY STUDIES,MURDOCH,WA 6150,AUSTRALIA
关键词
optical design; thin films;
D O I
10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00191-8
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
In this paper we report the results of an effort to develop a design tool to optimise any solar cell with thin-film structure. An optical admittance analysis which takes into account the interference effects in the multilayer thin-film system is discussed. This method provides a technique for calculating the optical properties of a thin-film device with a multilayer configuration. It also allows us to explore the nature and magnitude of optical losses in p-i-n type single or multi-junction a-Si:H solar cells, and to optimise the structure of such cells to utilise enhanced interference effects to obtain the maximum possible utilisation of incident solar radiation.
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页码:163 / 169
页数:7
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