Fabrication and simulation of antireflective nanostructures on c-Si solar cells

Ming Hsuan Kao*, Ting Gang Chen, Min An Tsai, Hsin Chu Chen, Fang I. Lai, Shou Yi Kuo, Pei Chen Yu, Hao Chung Kuo

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Abstract

The enhanced photoelectric conversion is demonstrated in nanostructured photovoltaics using colloidal lithography and reactive-ion-etching (RIE) techniques. From the reflectance spectroscopy, trapezoid-cone arrays (TCAs) Si with SiNx passivation layer effectively suppress the reflection in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 1000 nm. The power conversion shows the TCAs Si solar cell with 120 nm thickness of SiNx passivation layer achieves 13.736%, which is 8.87% and 2.56% enhancement compared to the conventional KOH-textured photovoltaics and TCAs with 80-nm-thick SiNx, respectively. An optical simulation based on RCWA describes the optimized shape of nano structure to further reduce reflectance for maximum light absorption.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 Int. Quantum Electr. Conf., IQEC 2011 Conf Lasers Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating Australasian Conf. on Optics, Lasers Spectrosc. Australian Conf. Optical Fibre Technol.- Conf
Pages1529-1531
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 - Sydney, NSW, Australia
Duration: 28 08 201101 09 2011

Publication series

Name2011 Int. Quantum Electron. Conf., IQEC 2011 and Conf. Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011 Incorporating the Australasian Conf. Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy and the Australian Conf.

Conference

Conference2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney, NSW
Period28/08/1101/09/11

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