Enhancement of absorption in thin-film amorphous silicon solar cell with guided mode resonance

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 118001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wu ◽  
Changhe Zhou ◽  
Hongchao Cao ◽  
Anduo Hu ◽  
Wei Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Guided Mode ◽  
Guided Mode Resonance

scholarly journals Broadband Solar Energy Absorption in Plasmonic Thin-Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimal Daud Khan ◽  
Qandeel Rehman ◽  
Adnan Daud Khan ◽  
Fazal E. Subhan ◽  
Muhammad Noman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Metal Insulator Metal ◽  
The Impact

Improving the light absorption in thin-film solar cell is essential for enhancing efficiency and reducing cost. Here, we propose an ultra-broadband amorphous silicon solar cell based on a periodic array of titanium ring-shaped metasurfaces, which achieves more than 90% absorptance in the visible range of the solar spectrum. The surface plasmon resonance supported by the nanoparticles together with the resonance induced by the metal–insulator–metal Fabry–Perot cavity leads to this broadband absorption. The impact of various materials of functional layers and the geometric structure of the nanoparticle on absorption performance is discussed in detail, and super broadband resonance is achieved after optimization. Moreover, the optimized solar cell is tested for different solar incidence angles and it is found that the structure exhibits high absorption efficiency even at large angles. Thus, the proposed solar cell design may be beneficial for most of the photovoltaic applications.

High-Performance and Omnidirectional Thin-Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell Modules Achieved by 3D Geometry Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (42) ◽  
pp. 6747-6752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongliang Yu ◽  
Min Yin ◽  
Linfeng Lu ◽  
Hanzhong Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyuan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Geometry Design ◽  
3D Geometry ◽  
Cell Modules
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