A simple two-layer broadband metamaterial absorber for solar cells

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150291
Author(s):  
Fanyi Liu ◽  
Limei Qi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Precious Metal ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Matching Theory ◽  
Broadband Absorber ◽  
Broadband Absorption ◽  
Silicon Rods

A broadband absorber composed of silicon rods and nickel ground is proposed in the visible band. The absorption above 98% can be obtained in the frequency range of [Formula: see text] THz with strong polarization independence and angle independence. The impedance matching theory and field distributions of eigenmodes are used to analyze the physical mechanism of the broadband absorption. The absorber has a simple structure with only two layers, which is composed of silicon and nickel. Nickel is a non-precious metal, which is cheaper than the precious metal materials commonly used in metamaterial absorber. The proposed cost-effective absorber with simple structure has great potential in the application of solar cells.

A MoS2-based broadband and multiband metamaterial absorber in the visible band

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (34) ◽  
pp. 2050397
Author(s):  
Shitong Song ◽  
Fanyi Liu ◽  
Limei Qi ◽  
Zhao Zhang ◽  
Haodong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Mechanism ◽  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Matching Theory ◽  
Broadband Absorber ◽  
Broadband Absorption ◽  
Visible Band ◽  
Relative Bandwidth ◽  
New Perspective

A broadband MoS2-based absorber composed of Ag rod/MoS2/dielectric/Ag is proposed in the visible band. The relative bandwidth is 65% for the absorption above 80%. The absorber also has the properties of polarization-independence and wide-angle absorption. Impedance matching theory is used to analyze the physical mechanism of the broadband absorption. By investigating the absorption property of each part of the absorber, it is found that the absorption is enhanced by introducing the two-dimensional material MoS2. The broadband absorber can be changed to be multiband absorber by changing the thickness of dielectric substrate. This structure provides a new perspective to enhance absorption in the visible band and has promising applications in solar cells.

scholarly journals Damage analysis of a perfect broadband absorber by a femtosecond laser

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahasanul Haque ◽  
Monir Morshed ◽  
Ziyuan Li ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Kaushal Vora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Damage Analysis ◽  
Broadband Absorber ◽  
Absorption Bandwidth ◽  
Refractory Ceramic ◽  
Tungsten Boride ◽  
Metamaterial Absorbers

Abstract Plasmonic metamaterial absorbers are particularly important in different applications such as photodetectors, microbolometers and solar cells. In this paper, we propose a tungsten boride (WB, a refractory ceramic) based broadband metamaterial absorber whose optical properties is numerically analyzed and experimentally characterized. We have also analyzed the damage characteristics of this absorber using a femtosecond laser and compared with an ordinary Au metamaterial absorber. We observe that WB has almost the double absorption bandwidth with absorption more than 90% over the spectral range of 950 to 1400 nm when compared with the Au counterpart. Furthermore, we show that Au metamaterial is damaged at the power of around 36.4 mW whereas WB metamaterial is not damaged at that power (WB has high Tammann temperature than Au)-however the atom of WB material was knocked off by the bombardment of a femtosecond laser.

Tuning the impedance matching of microsphere Co for strong broadband absorption

2021 ◽  
Vol 528 ◽  
pp. 167720
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Yuchang Su ◽  
Qiushan Yu ◽  
Zhongbao Luo ◽  
Hongzhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Impedance Matching ◽  
Broadband Absorption

A recent overview on the porphyrin-based π-extended small molecules as donors and acceptors for high-performance organic solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatesh Piradi ◽  
Feng Yan ◽  
Xunjin Zhu ◽  
Wai-Yeung Raymond Wong
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Effective Alternative ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
Silicon Based

Organic solar cells (OSCs) have been considered as a promising cost-effective alternative to silicon-based solar cell counterparts due to their lightweight, mechanical flexibility, and easy fabrication features. Over the past...

Development of n-μc-SiOx:H as cost effective back reflector and its application to thin film amorphous silicon solar cells

Solar Energy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 591-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Banerjee ◽  
T. Srikanth ◽  
U. Basavaraju ◽  
R.M. Tomy ◽  
M.G. Sreenivasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Back Reflector

Cost-Effective Absorber Patterning of Perovskite Solar Cells by Nanosecond Laser Processing

Solar RRL ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1700003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bugra Turan ◽  
Arne Huuskonen ◽  
Irina Kühn ◽  
Thomas Kirchartz ◽  
Stefan Haas
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Laser Processing ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Nanosecond Laser
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