Light-trapping Optimisation Framework Based on Fourier-space Grating Design for Coupling to Waveguide Modes in an Ultra-thin Solar Cell

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Camarillo Abad ◽  
Hannah Joyce ◽  
Louise Hirst
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Fourier Space ◽  
Waveguide Modes ◽  
Grating Design

Modifications in Morphology Resulting from Nanoimprinting Bulk Heterojunction Blends for Light Trapping Organic Solar Cell Designs

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (16) ◽  
pp. 8225-8230 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Tumbleston ◽  
Abay Gadisa ◽  
Yingchi Liu ◽  
Brian A. Collins ◽  
Edward T. Samulski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Organic Solar Cell ◽  
Bulk Heterojunction ◽  
Light Trapping

A Study of the Simulation of a Light Trapping Module for Increasing the Absorption Efficiency of Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 437 ◽  
pp. 198-201
Author(s):  
Wang Lin Liu ◽  
Guan Yu Lin ◽  
Hsiharng Yang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Optical Channel ◽  
Back Side ◽  
Transparent Substrate ◽  
Channel Opening ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
Light Beams

This study proposed a light trapping module to improve the light path in a solar cell in order to increase its light absorption efficiency. The microlens on a transparent substrate concentrates incident light into several light beams, which it leads into the optical channel on the back side. The optical channel is designed by coating highly reflective metals on the same transparent substrate, then an optical channel opening is made at the light beam focus so the light beams can pass through the optical channel and irradiate the solar cell. The light reflected by the solar cell is reflected again by the metal surface to the upper film of the solar cell, thus, increasing the absorption efficiency of the solar cell and reducing the film thickness of the solar cell to obtain better electrical properties. In this simulation the refractive index of the microlens was set as 1.43, the optical channel was 25 μm and the spacing was 0.27 mm, thus, the simulated absorption efficiency reached over 80%. The feasibility of this study was thus proved.

Light Trapping in Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cell With Absorber Thickness of 0.1 $\mu$m

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 621-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthik Sasihithlu ◽  
Nir Dahan ◽  
Jean-Jacques Greffet
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Absorber Thickness ◽  
Cigs Solar Cell

Plasmonic hyperbolic metamaterial and nanosphere composite for light trapping as a solar cell: Numerical study

2021 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 111740
Author(s):  
Saman Karami ◽  
M. Nikoufard ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Shariatmadar ◽  
Saeid Javadi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Hyperbolic Metamaterial
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