Decoupled textures for broadband absorption enhancement beyond Lambertian light trapping limit in thin-film silicon-based solar cells

Robin Vismara, N. P. Dane Linssen, Ken X. Wang, Shanhui Fan, Olindo Isabella, Miro Zeman

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Abstract

We present a modelling study of thin silicon based solar cells endowed with periodic and decoupled front/back textures. After careful optimization, the proposed device models exhibit absorption beyond the Lambertian light trapping limit for a wide range of light angles of incidence. The advanced light management scheme is applied to (nano)crystalline silicon solar cells, where the benefits of texturing the absorber rather than the supporting layers is clear and to barium (di)silicide solar cells, which could achieve an implied photocurrent densityof41.1 mA/cm2 for a thickness of only 2 \mum.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
EditorsAlex Freundlich, Marko Topic, Akira Yamada
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages3455-3459
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-8529-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States
Duration: 10 Jun 201815 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa Village
Period10/06/1815/06/18
Other (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)

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Keywords

  • barium silicide
  • Lambertian scattering
  • light trapping
  • nano-crystalline silicon
  • periodic gratings
  • thin-film silicon

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