Reduced Fresnel Reflection by Photon Tunneling in Antireflection Coating Layer of Crystalline Si Solar Cells

We investigated the light absorption of multi-antireflective layers on the microtextured surface of a crystalline silicon solar cell. Triple antireflection coating layers were deposited with SiNx/SiO2/SiNx thin films. A 20 nm SiO2 layer was sandwiched between two SiNx layers, forming a total thickness around 90 nm. Triple antireflection layers showed the enhanced light absorption in the infrared wavelength range, which is consistent with the Si energy band gap region. Further optical simulation on triple antireflection layers using a transfer matrix method showed similar reflection behavior to that of the experimental results. The SiO2 layer sandwiched between the SiNx thin films acts not only as the Fresnel reflection layer in the blue and UV spectral regions, but also as a photon tunneling layer in the infrared spectral region.

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Investigations of electrical and optical properties of functional TCO thin films

Materials Science-Poland ◽

10.1515/msp-2015-0057 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 363-368 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jarosław Domaradzki ◽

Danuta Kaczmarek ◽

Kazimierz Drabczyk ◽

Piotr Panek

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Indium Tin Oxide ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽

Deposition Process ◽

Beam Current ◽

Antireflection Coating ◽

Electron Beam Current ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell

AbstractTransparent conducting oxide (TCO) films of indium-tin-oxide were evaporated on the surface of silicon wafers after phosphorous diffusion and on the reference glass substrates. The influence of deposition process parameters (electron beam current, oxygen flow and the substrate temperature) on optical and electrical properties of evaporated thin films were investigated by means of resistivity measurements and optical spectrophotometry. The performance of prepared thin films was judged by calculated figure of merit and the best result was obtained for the sample deposited on the substrate heated to the 100 °C and then removed from the deposition chamber and annealed in an air for 5 minutes at 400 °C. Refractive index and extinction coefficient were evaluated based on measured transmission spectra and used for designing of antireflection coating for solar cell. The obtained results showed that prepared TCO thin films are promising as a part of counter electrode in crystalline silicon solar cell construction.

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Light absorption enhancement in ultrathin film solar cell with embedded dielectric nanowires

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-74453-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mahmoud A. Elrabiaey ◽

Mohamed Hussein ◽

Mohamed Farhat O. Hameed ◽

Salah S. A. Obayya

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Light Absorption ◽

Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Optical Path Length ◽

Photocurrent Density ◽

Absorption Enhancement ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Novel Design

Abstract A novel design of thin-film crystalline silicon solar cell (TF C-Si-SC) is proposed and numerically analyzed. The reported SC has 1.0 µm thickness of C-Si with embedded dielectric silicon dioxide nanowires (NWs). The introduced NWs increase the light scattering in the active layer which improves the optical path length and hence the light absorption. The SC geometry has been optimized using particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique to improve the optical and electrical characteristics. The suggested TF C-Si-SC with two embedded NWs offers photocurrent density ($${J}_{ph}$$ J ph ) of 32.8 mA cm−2 which is higher than 18 mA cm−2 of the conventional thin film SC with an enhancement of 82.2%. Further, a power conversion efficiency of 15.9% is achieved using the reported SC.

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Potential of zinc oxide nanowhiskers as antireflection coating in crystalline silicon solar cell for cost effectiveness

Journal of Materials Science Materials in Electronics ◽

10.1007/s10854-019-01443-5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 30 (12) ◽

pp. 11017-11026 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jayasree Roy Sharma ◽

Pritam Banerjee ◽

Suchismita Mitra ◽

Hemanta Ghosh ◽

Sukanta Bose ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Zinc Oxide ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Antireflection Coating ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell

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A simple analytical model of thin films crystalline silicon solar cell with quasi-monocrystalline porous silicon at the backside

Microelectronics Journal ◽

10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.041 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 120-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Monem Krichen ◽

Abdelaziz Zouari ◽

Adel Ben Arab

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Porous Silicon ◽

Analytical Model ◽

Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Simple Analytical Model

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Antireflective Nanocomposite Based Coating on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Systems

Conference Papers in Energy ◽

10.1155/2013/829260 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Utpal Gangopadhyay ◽

Sukhendu Jana ◽

Sayan Das ◽

Sutapa Garain ◽

Soma Ray

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Antireflection Coating ◽

Optical Characteristics ◽

Electricity Production ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Solar Module ◽

Building Integrated Photovoltaic ◽

The Impact

Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems represent an interesting, alternative approach for increasing the available area for electricity production and potentially for further reducing the cost of solar electricity. In BIPV systems, the visual impression of a solar module becomes important, including its color. However, the range of solar cell colours and shapes currently on offer to architects and BIPV system designers is still very limited, and this is a barrier to the widespread use of PV modules as a constructional “material.” The color of a solar module is determined by the color of the cells in the module, which is given by the antireflection coating (ARC). However, access to efficient, but differently colored, solar cells is important for the further development of BIPV systems. In this paper, we have used Diamond-like nanocomposite layer as an Antireflective Nanocomposite based (ARNAB) coating material for crystalline silicon solar cell, and the impact of varying the color of an ARC upon the optical characteristics and efficiency of a solar cell is investigated. In addition to a comparison of the optical characteristics of such solar cells, the effect of using colored ARCs on solar cell efficiency is quantified using the solar cell modeling tool PC1D.

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Improving the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cell through regulating their temperature using thin films of polyvinyl alcohol

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202128602012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 286 ◽

pp. 02012

Author(s):

Ali Kadhim Naser ◽

Dhafer Manea Hachim ◽

Qahtan A Abed

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Dip Coating ◽

Maximum Temperature ◽

Maximum Efficiency ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Cell Parameters ◽

Pv Module

Rising temperatures significantly affect the PV module, decreasing its voltage and lowering output power. Furthermore, temperature rises have been linked to several PV module failures or degradation modes. The purpose of this study analyzes polyvinyl alcohol PVA on crystalline silicon solar cells as a thermal insulation thin film. PVA thin films were prepared by dip-coating technique with a thickness of 1.15μm. The films exhibit suitable solar cell temperature controlling though it's an effect on masking the ultraviolet wavelength. The maximum temperature variation on the coating solar cell's surface was 4.5 °C as a comparison to a bare solar cell with irradiate exposure time 1800sec, and maximum efficiency obtained 18.99% in which Voc = 0.566 v and Isc = 330.2 mA when compared with bare solar cell 15.07% with benefit efficiency +3.92%. The concentrations of the polyvinyl alcohol influences on thin films and their effect on solar cell parameters are discussed.

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