NDLI: Light-Trapping and Interface Morphologies of Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells on Multiscale Surface Textured Substrates

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Author	Tamang, A. Hongsingthong, A. Sichanugrist, P. Jovanov, V. Konagai, M. Knipp, D.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The short circuit current and quantum efficiency of silicon thin-film solar cells can be increased by using multiscale surface textures consisting of micro- and nanoscale textures. Adding microtextures to the already existing nanosurface textures leads to an increase of the short circuit current from 15.5 mA/cm² to almost 17 mA/cm² for thin amorphous silicon solar cells. To gain insights into the light-trapping properties, finite difference time domain simulations were carried out using realistic interface morphologies. The simulations reveal that the gain of the short circuit current is caused by an increased effective thickness of the solar cell and the scattering properties of the microtextured back reflector. The thickness of the solar cells is increased by the growth of the silicon p-i-n diode on the microtextured surface. The influence of the nanoscale and multiscale surface textures on the quantum efficiency and short circuit current will be discussed.
Starting Page	16
Ending Page	21
Page Count	6
File Size	564162
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21563381
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Photovoltaic cells Substrates Surface morphology Absorption Morphology Amorphous silicon Short-circuit currents 3-D surface growth algorithm Amorphous silicon solar cells light trapping transparent conductive oxides (TCOs)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Condensed Matter Physics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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